The Pope was addressing the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square for the Angelus Prayer, 27 September 2020
He took his cue from the Gospel reading (Mt 21: 28-32). He went on say that the exponents of this “façade” of religiosity, of which Jesus disapproves.
This does not mean, he continued, that Jesus indicates publicans – sinners – and prostitutes as models of life, but as “privileged of Grace,” which “God offers to anyone who opens up and converts to Him.” “Indeed, these people, listening to his preaching, repented and changed their lives.”

A Family Where Faith Inspired Six Sisters to Religious Life
In the mist-covered hills of Venappara in Kerala, the Kallidukkil family became a remarkable witness to faith and vocation. Thomas and Thresiamma Kallidukkil raised their


