Pope to Italian municipal leaders: be with your people.

A mayors should always be a mediator. This was one of the points made by Pope Francis in his greeting to the mayors of various Italian municipalities. The Pope also expressed his gratitude to Cardinal Pellegrino, archbishop of Turin, explaining that the cardinal was an important figure and had helped his family find work after the war. The mayor, the Pope said, should be among the people, to establish unity, create peace, resolve problems, and resolve the needs of the people. I think of Jesus at the moment of his life when he was among the crowds, being pushed almost to the point of being unable to breath. The mayor should be the same, with his people, because it means that the people seek him, as the ...