Remembering Pope Francis
- USCCA Digital Communications Coordinator
- Apr 21
- 1 min read
The USCCA joins the Church in China, the Church in the U.S., and the global Church in remembering Pope Francis' significant contributions as priest and pontiff.
In a speech delivered on the 18th of February 2018, Cardinal Cupich of Chicago described how Pope Francis' gifts have led to "resituating mercy at the heart of the Gospel." Cardinal Chow of Hong Kong has also expressed his regard for Pope Francis in recent years, even nicknaming him the "Pope of Surprises" in 2023. As a Catholic News Agency article has recounted, Pope Francis himself "expressed a personal devotion to Our Lady of Sheshan," and held "dream of visiting China and praying at the Sheshan shrine" in China.
In light of the USCCA's mission of friendship, dialogue, and bridge-building, we invite you to consider the following two messages from Pope Francis:
Communication has the power to build bridges, to enable encounter and inclusion, and thus to enrich society. How beautiful it is when people select their words and actions with care, in the effort to avoid misunderstandings, to heal wounded memories and to build peace and harmony.
It is neither a culture of confrontation nor a culture of conflict which builds harmony within and between peoples, but rather a culture of encounter and a culture of dialogue; this is the only way to peace.
May the memory of Pope Francis be a blessing to us all.
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