ROME – On Sunday’s liturgical Solemnity of Corpus Christi, Pope Francis said God’s presence in the Eucharist is a reminder of his presence in the world and an invitation for the faithful to imitate him in bringing hope to others through loving service.

“Every day we see too many streets that were once filled with the smell of freshly baked bread, but are now reduced to rubble by war, selfishness and indifference,” the Pope said during his 2 June Mass for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus, which was celebrated in many countries around the world on 30 May.