How To Expand the Heart? Pope Francis Gives Three Clues to the Benedictine Oblates - ZENIT - English

How To Expand the Heart? Pope Francis Gives Three Clues to the Benedictine Oblates - ZENIT - English: Pope’s Address to the Benedictine Oblates on the occasion of their Fifth World Congress

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