Pope Francis at the Te Deum: commit ourselves to improving t

One year passed is an occasion to balance: How much time have I reserved for God? How much to our egoism? And for the city of Rome, what have we done to improve the quality of life? Pope Francis in his homily at the Te Deum of the end of the year turned himself to the conscience of those present and to all. He encouraged reminding them that the Christian conception of time is linear, therefore, every year that passes moves us closer to God and to the final hour. But we must ask ourselves how we have lived. Rome, he said, is a unique city but also a place where there live many poor, unhappy, suffering, in contrast to the artistic beauty is the social unease. The Rome of the new year will be better if t ...