Holy Father Pope Francis while addressing to some 130 members of the Emperor Karl League of Prayer, who are in Rome for their general assembly, conveyed that the challenges of our times demand the collaboration of all people of good will, especially with prayer and sacrifice. His Holiness also noted that the general assembly of Emperor Karl League of Prayer was taking place in Rome in context of the centenary of the peace initiatives of Pope Benedict X, a contemporary of the Austrian Emperor, in trying to avert the disaster of WWI.
Holy Father Pope Francis highlighted three objectives of the League which includes seeking and observing the will of God, committing oneself to peace and justice and expiating for the injustice of history and remarked that “They were a recurring feature of the life of Blessed Karl as a statesman, as a husband and father of a family and as a son of the Church.” Further, His Holiness added, “By giving himself to the will of God, he accepted the suffering and offered his life as a sacrifice for peace, always sustained by the love and faith of his wife, the servant of God, Zita”
His Holiness encouraged and invited the Emperor Karl League of Prayer to maintain their promise of participating in the numerous efforts of the Pope on behalf of peace with their prayers and personal sacrifices.
