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In the face of a sometimes “anesthetized,” consumerist society, we must recall the “scandal” of our Christian faith — that God became man and dwells in each of us, especially the weakest, Pope Francis said in the northern Italian city of Trieste on Sunday. Pope Francis greeted a 111-year-old resident of Trieste named Maria, giving her a rosary and his blessing, before he celebrated Mass Unità d’Italia Square in Trieste, Italy, on July 7, 2024.
Pope Francis celebrated the Mass during a half-day visit to Trieste for the closing of the 50th Social Week of Catholics, an annual event organized by the Catholic Church in Italy dedicated to promoting Catholic social doctrine. The theme of this year’s meeting, which had about 1,200 participants, was democracy.
Reflecting on God’s humanity in his homily, the pope said: “ presence is revealed precisely in the faces hollowed out by suffering where degradation seems to triumph. The infinity of God is hidden in human misery, the Lord stirs and makes himself a friendly presence precisely in the wounded flesh of the least, the forgotten, the discarded. There the Lord manifests himself.”
The position of the city has made it a common arrival point for migrants coming to Europe through the Balkan migratory route.According to the International Rescue Committee, approximately 3,000 unaccompanied children arrived as migrants in Trieste in 2023, a 112% increase from the previous year. Earlier in the morning, Francis met briefly with a group of about 150 migrants and people with disabilities.
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