Saints do not come from a Parallel Universe by Pope Francis

What does it look like to be a Catholic saint today? A Vatican conference, which took place in Rome has discussed. Saints are not disconnected from the realities of daily life, but faithfully live the Gospel to the fullest within the communities in which they find themselves.

"Saints do not come from a 'parallel universe,' but are believers who belong to God's faithful people and are firmly grounded in a daily existence made up of family ties, study, and work, social, economic, and political life," said by Pope Francis in the Apostolic palace. "In all these settings, the saints strive constantly, without fear or hesitation, to carry out God's will."

Blessed Carlo Acutis, is an example who died as a high school student in 2006, as "a model of Christian joy for teenagers and yong people." Holiness "is not primarily a matter of struggle and renunciation." "First and foremost, it is the realization that we are loved by God and freely receive his mercy." From the example of St Francis of Assisi, the witness of the Church's canonized saints is timeless never loses its relevance.

"The saints are previous pearls... they provide a fascinating commentary on the Gospel. Their lives are like a catechism in pictures, an illustration of the Good News that Jesus brought to humanity." Today too, it is important to appreciate the sanctity present in God's holy people: in parents who raise their children with love, in men and women who carry out their daily work with dedication, and in the elderly who keep smiling and sharing their wisdom.

The witness of a virtuous Christian life given daily by so many of the Lord's disciples represents for all of us an encouragement to respond personally to our own call to be saints.

Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, the prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, spoke at the conference's opening on "the fame of holiness in the digital age." The Cardinal said that a solid and widespread fame sanctitatis, or reputation for holiness, has always been a fundamental requirement for initiating a cause for beatification and canonization, but that the issue is especially topical as "the digital age poses new and urgent challenges." On one hand, the media could help more people to learn about the Christian life of individual candidates for beatification or canonization.

However, in the use of digital media, and social network, in particular, there can be a risk of exaggeration or misrepresentation dictated by less than noble interests.

VATICAN, OCTOBER 2022.

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