Pope Francis’ Twitter Message for the Feast of Saint Francis de Sales
Monsignor Joji Vadakara, Vatican City
Inspired by Saint Francis Salles, who lived a tender life, Pope Francis wrote that we can pray for the courage to seek and proclaim the truth. The Pope wrote this on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the christening of the Holy Mediator of Journalists through a message posted on Twitter on Thursday, January 26.
The full text of the Pope’s message was:
“On the 100th anniversary of the christening of St. Francis de Sales, mediator of journalists, let us pray together, inspired by him, the saint of tenderness, that journalists seek and speak the truth with courage and freedom”.
With more than 4 crore Twitter followers in different languages, Papa’s Twitter messages are available in 9 languages: Standard, Arabic, Latin, German, Italian, English, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, French.
EN: On the hundredth anniversary of the proclamation of Saint #FrancisdeSales as patron of journalists, let us #PrayTogether that journalists might be inspired by this saint toward tenderness, toward the search and narration of truth with courage and freedom.
EN: On the centenary of the proclamation of Saint #FrancescodiSales as patron saint of journalists, let us #PrayTogether so that they may feel inspired by this saint of tenderness, seeking and telling the truth with courage and freedom.
