What Pope Francis told a stunningly large crowd of Mexican youth
Pope Francis is cheered by youths as he arrives to the stadium in Morelia, Mexico, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. Francis arrived in the heart of Mexico’s drug-trafficking country to offer words of encouragement to clergy trying to minister to a people tormented by the violence and gang warfare of the drug trade. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
EWTN (see original article here): In his visit to Morelia – one of Mexico’s most violent cities – Pope Francis had a strong message for the country’s youth: rather than allowing themselves to be used and trampled on, he told them to recognize their value and to place their hope in Jesus.
One of Mexico’s greatest treasures “is that it has a youthful face: its young people…you are the wealth of this land,” the Pope told them Feb. 16.