Pope Francis visited a Church-run social centre in a low-income Lisbon neighbourhood Friday, urging young people to shun 'distilled,' orderly lives where everything seems perfect but to 'get your hands dirty' by helping the needy.
Pope Francis arrives to attend the "Stations of the Cross" procession with young people at Parque Eduardo VII during his apostolic journey to Portugal on the occasion of the XXXVII World Youth Day, in Lisbon Portugal, August 4, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
"How many distilled, useless, lives pass through life without leaving a mark because their lives don't have weight," he said in an address to workers and volunteers at the social centre after a children's choir sang for him. "Through your actions, your commitment, by getting your hands dirty, by touching the reality and misery of others, you are creating inspiration, you are generating life," he said.
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