Vatican City, Jan 31, 2021 / 08:00 am
Pope Francis said Saturday that catechists have the vital responsibility of leading others to a personal encounter with Jesus through prayer, the sacraments, and Scripture.
"The kerygma is a person: Jesus Christ. Catechesis is a special space for fostering a personal encounter with Him," Pope Francis said in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace Jan. 30.
"There is no true catechesis without the testimony of men and women in flesh and blood. Who among us does not remember at least one of his catechists? I do. I remember the nun who prepared me for my First Communion and was so good to me," the pope added.
Pope Francis received an audience with some of the members of the National Catechetical Office of the Italian bishops' conference at the Vatican.