"Sowing the joy of the Gospel in the world": this is "the meaning of the mission of the Church, in particular that of the priests", because, "where Christ is preached with the strength of the Holy Spirit and is received with an open soul, society even if full of so many problems becomes a ‘city of joy’". It was repeated by the Pope. during yesterday’s Regina Coeli. "In fact this is also the message I brought to the United States a few days ago", he went on, thanking God "because He largely blessed this unique missionary experience of mine and enabled me to become the instrument of Christ’s hope for that Church and for that Country". "I revealed Benedict XVI, announcing that on Wednesday he will dwell "much longer" on his eighth international trip have been confirmed myself in the hope of the American Catholics: I actually found great liveliness and a firm will to live and testify faith in Jesus". Then, mentioning the Easter of the Eastern Churches, the Pope expressed his "fraternal spiritual closeness" with such communities, recalling the "awkward situations in which they often have to live and testify the Gospel". Finally, the wish that "the way of dialogue and cooperation that has been started for some time may soon lead to a fuller communion between all the disciples of Christ".
