Pope urges 1.5m young Catholics to spread faith

POPE Benedict yesterday urged 1.5 million young Catholics in an aerodrome near Madrid to spread the gospel to others seeking better values than modern society offers.

Pope urges 1.5m young Catholics to spread faith

“We cannot encounter Christ and not want to make him known to others. So do not keep Christ to yourselves. Share with others the joy of your faith,” he said in a sermon as part of the Catholic Church’s World Youth Day.

The Pope, closing a four-day trip to Spain which has been marked by protests, told pilgrims from up to 190 countries that they have been given “the extraordinary task” of being missionaries of Christ in other countries filled with young people looking for better values.

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