Vatican City, Jun 9, 2021 / 15:01 pm (CNA).
Practicing love toward one another is essential, Pope Francis said in a video message to a gathering of the John 17 Movement, an ecumenical group, on Wednesday.
“Love has no need for profound theological knowledge, which is however necessary. Love is an encounter of life, first with the Lord Jesus, with the person of Jesus, and from there on, from that encounter of love, friendship, brotherhood and the certainty of being children of the same Father are born,” the pope said June 9 to the “relational reconciliation” gathering being held at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y., fewer than 20 miles northeast of New York City.
Saint Joseph’s Seminary in the Archdiocese of New York announced that it is hosting “a two-day retreat, June 9 and June 10, for Catholic church leaders, evangelical and Pentecostal pastors to discuss Christian unity building.