Pope Francis on the Beatitudes
Pope Francis washes the feet of inmates on March 29, 2018, during his visit to the Regina Coeli detention center in Rome, where he celebrated the "Missa in Coena Domini." Francis' visit to a prison on Holy Thursday to wash the feet of some inmates stresses a pre-Easter ritual that a pope must serve society's marginalized and give them hope. (Vatican Media via AP)
(RNS) — In his recent 'Gaudete et Exsultate,' Pope Francis teaches that living the Beatitudes means 'going against the flow' in a world that pushes us in the opposite direction from holiness.
