Pope Urges Faithful to Consult Bible as Often as Cellphones

Pope Francis has called on the faithful to consult the Bible with the same frequency as they might consult their cellphones for messages. Francis urged a packed St. Peter’s Square following his weekly Angelus blessing Sunday to give the Bible the

same place in daily life as cellphones, asking: “What would happen if we turned back when we forget it, if we opened it more times a day, if we read the message of God contained in the Bible the way we read messages on our cellphones.” READ MORE