Guarantingueta, Brazil, May 12, 2007 / 10:36 am
During a highly emotional encounter with young recovering drug addicts at the “Fazenda da Esperança” (Farm of Hope,) Pope Benedict XVI encouraged victims of addiction around the world to recover the meaning of life.
The Farms of Hope were founded in Brazil to help drug addicts recover through a life of farm work, psychological assistance, contact with nature and an intense Bible-centered spiritual life. Due to its high rate of recovery, the work has spread to the Philippines, Russia, Mexico, Central America, Germany and to some 30 locations in Brazil.