Hope is knowing that God is near and that love will win, pope says

Hope is knowing that God is near and that love will win, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christian hope is not about avoiding pain and suffering but about knowing that God gives people the strength to persevere and to love even when things go wrong, Pope Leo XIV said. When Jesus allowed himself to be arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, he showed that “Christian hope is not evasion, but decision,” the pope told thousands of people gathered in the Vatican audience hall Aug. 27 for his weekly general audience. “T…

Hope is knowing that God is near and that love will win, pope says - The Catholic Leader

CHRISTIAN hope is not about avoiding pain and suffering but about knowing that God gives people the strength to persevere and to love even when things go wrong, Pope Leo XIV said in his weekly audience on August 27. When Jesus allowed himself to be arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, he showed that “Christian […] The post Hope is knowing that God is near and that love will win, pope says appeared first on The Catholic Leader.

Hope is knowing God is near and love will win, pope says - Catholic Review

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christian hope is not about avoiding pain and suffering but about knowing that God gives people the strength to persevere and to love even when things go wrong, Pope Leo XIV said. When Jesus allowed himself to be arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, he showed that “Christian hope is not evasion, but decision,” the pope told thousands of people gathered in the Vatican audience hall Aug. 27 for his weekly general audience. “T…