Christian hope isn't about believing in something that may or may not come true Pope Francis told the crowd at the weekly general audience.
"Christian hope is the expectation of something that already has been fulfilled and that certainly will be attained for each one of us," that is, knowing Christ died and is truly risen so that all of humanity may gain salvation and live together with God, the Pope said.
Continuing a series of talks on Christian hope, the Pope looked at St Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians (5:4-11) and what it teaches about the Christian belief in life after death.
