“I like to think that closeness is one of the qualities of God, who became close to us. There are three things that make us see God: closeness; He becomes our neighbour; tender-ness: God is tender; compassion: He always forgives.” The second key word Pope Francis cited was “heart.” “Never separate facts from heart!” he urged. “Everything starts from there,” as it is the heart that “makes closeness possible.”

Pope Francis welcomed to the Vatican on January 29 the managers and employees of TV2000 and the inBlu2000 Catholic broadcasting networks owned by the Italian Epis-copal Conference (CEI), on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of their foundation.