Pope encourages Cistercians in their witness to community and poverty
October 20, 2022
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CWN Editor's Note: In an address to participants in the general chapter of the Cistercian order, Pope Francis spoke of “a constant effort of conversion from a closed ego to an open ego, from a heart centred on itself to a heart that comes out of itself and goes towards others.”
He added, “And this, by analogy, also applies to the community: from a self-referential community to an extrovert community, in the good sense of the word, welcoming and missionary. “
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