(ANSA) - Vatican City, November 21 - Pope Francis told
cloistered nuns at his general audience Wednesday that "the
world and the Church need you".
He said the Church should be "close" to communities of
cloistered nuns.
Francis reminded all present in St Peter's Square to pray for
the many men and women who are cloistered.
"There are many", he said. He continued saying that it is a
good "opportunity to thank the Lord for the gift of so many
people who, in monasteries and hermitages, dedicate themselves
totally to God, in silence, in a hidden life".
World needs you, pope tells nuns
Church shd be 'close' to them says Francis