Pope Francis urges Romanian Catholics to be "leaven of life"

(Vatican Radio) During his special Saturday Jubilee Audience, Pope Francis gave a special greeting to a group of Bishops from Romania who led a pilgrimage to Rome for the Year of Mercy.

Catholics are a minority in Romania, which is a majority-Orthodox nation. The Catholic Church is made up of both Latin-Rite and Eastern-Rite jurisdictions.

“Dear brothers and sisters, working for mercy means to serve life and communion,” Pope Francis said.

“Each of us can be a leaven of life and an instrument of communion in the family, at work, in the parish, and in the groups in which they belong,” – the Pope continued – “I invite you to be each day a visible sign of God's mercy, that will not leave anyone in solitude and need.”

“Reinforced by prayer and works of charity, let us go forward together with all Christians on the path towards unity,” Pope Francis said.