Washington D.C., May 20, 2021 / 15:20 pm
Charity is a necessary part of politics, Pope Francis told youth from around the world on Thursday.
“Politics are the highest form of charity. Love is a political matter. Love is for everybody, and when love is not universal, politics fail in their intent,” Pope Francis said, through a Vatican News language interpreter, on Thursday.
The pope attended an event with youth and staff from global chapters of the pontifical foundation Scholas Occurrentes on Thursday in Rome. He spoke to youth and teachers in-person, as well as Scholas chapters in the United States, Spain, and Australia through a live videoconference.
Pope Francis was asked by an audience member how young people who are pessimistic about corruption in politics could work for change.