Pope Francis presides over First Vespers for the World Day for Consecrated Life in St. Peter’s Basilica, surrounded by bishops, priests, and religious men and women. Vatican City, Feb. 1, 2024. / Credit: Anhelina Martsisheuskaya/CNA
CNA Newsroom, Feb 1, 2025 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis urged consecrated men and women to become “bearers of light” in today’s world through their faithful witness of the evangelical counsels as he celebrated First Vespers for the World Day for Consecrated Life in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Speaking to thousands of religious on Saturday evening, the pope outlined how poverty, chastity, and obedience can transform society through God’s love, drawing from the biblical theme “See… I have come to do your will, O God” (Heb 10:7).
