Pope Francis has offered his condolences after the death of Carmen Hernández, the co-founder of the Neocatechumenal Way.
The Pope urged members to keep alive her love for Jesus and her missionary spirit.
In a telegram to Kiko Argüello, who, with Hernandez, founded the Way, the Pope expressed his spiritual closeness and affection to Hernández’s family and all those who “appreciated her apostolic zeal”.
“I give thanks to the Lord for the witness of this woman,” he said, “animated by a sincere love for the Church, who has spent her life in the announcement of the Good News in every place, as well as those far away, never forgetting the most marginalised people.”
