The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was the theme of the weekly public audience by Pope Benedict XVI on January 19, with the Holy Father underlining "the providential fact that prayer …
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was the theme of the weekly public audience by Pope Benedict XVI on January 19, with the Holy Father underlining "the providential fact that prayer …
“We do not ‘construct’ unity,” the Pope explained. “God ‘constructs’ it, it comes from Him, from the mystery of the Trinity.” Pope Benedict went on to observe that the four “pillars for the life of all Christians communities” are mentioned in one phrase from the Acts of the Apostles (2:42 ): “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.”
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