In his homily on Sunday , the leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics stressed the importance for Christians of serving others."Sister, brother, do you want proof that God has touched your life? See if you can stoop to bind the wounds of others," he said.
"Let us not remain indifferent. Let us not live a one-way faith, a faith that receives but does not give ... Having received mercy, let us now become merciful," Francis added. He also recalled how early Christians had no concept of private property and shared everything, noting:"This is not communism, but pure Christianity."
The pope, who is 84 and was vaccinated against the coronavirus ahead of his trip to Iraq in early March, did not wear a face mask during the service.Those who did readings from the bible were also unmasked, while everybody else in the church, including altar boys and other priests, had their masks on.
The mass celebrated Divine Mercy Sunday, a Catholic Feast falling on the first Sunday after Easter, established by Pope John Paul II in 2000.
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