Money, vanity, and gossip have divided Christians, Pope preaches at weekday Mass (Zenit)

At a Mass celebrated in the chapel of Domus Sanctae Marthae on April 21 (video), Pope Francis preached on Matthew 28:8-15, the Gospel reading of the day. The Pope invited those watching the Mass to pray St. Alphonsus Liguori’s act of spiritual communion. The Mass concluded with adoration and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament and the chanting of the Regina Caeli.