(Gerard O’Connell. America).
In his homily on Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis said the Holy Spirit gives Christians “the energy born of fidelity to the truth” to “tirelessly proclaim peace to those who desire war, forgiveness to those who seek revenge.”
Francis explained how the Holy Spirit empowers Christians to live and act in today’s world, where “all of us are in great need of hope and the ability to lift our gaze to horizons of peace, fraternity, justice and solidarity.”
He presided at Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on May 19, the feast of Pentecost, which he concelebrated with 22 cardinals, 16 bishops, 220 priests and some 7,000 faithful. The Mass was also transmitted by television and radio.