Pope Francis to Peter's Circle: practice Gospel of
charity
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis
received the members of the Circolo San Pietro – the “St.
Peter’s Circle” – on Monday. The organization was founded in 1869 by a group of
enthusiastic young men hailing from the upper social and economic crust of
Rome, as a vehicle for demonstrating solidarity with Pope Pius IX in a
politically fraught moment of history.
The organization very quickly
grew into a major hub of good works in service of the city’s poor, elderly and
disadvantaged.
Members of the St. Peter’s
Circle are also responsible in Rome for the “Peter’s Pence” offering, which is
collected in parishes around the world in support of the Holy Father’s
charitable activities.
“I encourage you to continue
your witness to the Gospel of charity,” said Pope Francis to the members of the
Circle gathered in the Vatican in private audience on Monday, “continue to be
ever more the sign and the instrument of God’s tenderness to every person,
especially those most fragile, those whom others discard.”
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