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January 5, 2017

Hope, not optimism, is needed to rebuild, Pope tells Italian quake survivors

Pope Francis gestures during his Dec. 28 weekly audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican. The Pope told Italian earthquake survivors Jan. 5 that hope, not optimism is needed to rebuild.

VATICAN CITY – Along the difficult path of rebuilding their lives, survivors of the earthquake that devastated central Italy must also rebuild their hearts with a strong foundation built on hope, Pope Francis said.

Published in Vatican