VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The lives of France's newest saints can inspire young people to persevere and hope amid difficulties and trying times, Pope Francis said.
Meeting with young people from the Diocese of Viviers, France, May 14, the pope said the holiness of Sts. Charles de Foucauld and Marie Rivier can 'be an encouragement and inspiration' to young Catholics.
That several saints come from the same area of France 'clearly shows the fruitfulness of your diocese, and I hope that you will be ab