In an address at a prayer meeting at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta’ Pinu, Pope Francis emphasized love, welcome, and evangelization.

“You must return to the essence of Christianity: the love of God, the driving force of our joy, which sends us forth to the world; and the love of our neighbor, which is the simplest and most attractive witness we can give before the world,” he said. “In this way, you keep going forward in the journey of life, for the joy of the Church is to evangelize.”