Pope reflects on true spirit of pilgrimage
December 19, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: At a December 19 audience with Italians who had made the Camino de Santiago, Pope Francis commented on the recent surge in the number of people making the Camino. But he questioned: “Are the people who complete the Way of St. James carrying out a true pilgrimage?”
The Pontiff went on to say that a real pilgrimage has three characteristics: a spirit of silence, immersion in the Gospel, and what he called the “Matthew 24 Protocol,” citing the verse: “What you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”
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