Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 26, 2013 / 08:09 am
Marking the feast of Saints Joachim and Anne, during his Angelus address today Pope Francis said the transmission of faith takes places first and foremost in the home and among families.
"Saints Joachim and Anne were part of a long chain of people who had transmitted their love for God, expressed in the warmth and love of family life, down to Mary, who received the Son of God in her womb and who gave him to the world, to us," Pope Francis told World Youth Day pilgrims on July 26.
"How precious is the family as the privileged place for transmitting the faith!" he said from the balcony of the archbishop's palace in Rio de Janeiro.
Pope Francis had come before to the residence of Archbishop Orani Tempesta to meet with him, as well as five young Argentine detainees with whom he has maintained contact since his time in Buenos Aires.