{"id":5010,"date":"2024-06-09T13:53:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T13:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/pope-francis-money-power-pleasure-can-enslave-us\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:01:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:01:27","slug":"pope-francis-money-power-pleasure-can-enslave-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/pope-francis-money-power-pleasure-can-enslave-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Papa Francisco: El dinero, el poder y el placer pueden esclavizarnos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Source Pope Francis waves to the crowd gathered in St. Peter&#039;s Square to hear his Angelus address n Sunday, June 9, 2024. \/ Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 9, 2024 \/ 09:05 am (CNA). Pope Francis urged people to reflect on Sunday on whether they are sacrificing their serenity and freedom to be enslaved by money, power, and pleasure.Speaking in his Angelus address on June 9, the pope asked people to contemplate the temptations that can imprison us\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Pope Francis urged people to reflect on Sunday on whether they are sacrificing their serenity and freedom to be enslaved by money, power, and pleasure.Speaking in his Angelus address on June 9, the pope asked people to contemplate the temptations that can imprison us\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20079,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/pope-francis-self-sacrifice-humble-service-are-key-to-good-leadership\/","url_meta":{"origin":5010,"position":0},"title":"Pope Francis: Self-sacrifice, humble service are key to good leadership","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"noviembre 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter&#039;s Square for his Angelus address on Nov. 10. 2024. \/ Credit: Vatican Meda Vatican City, Nov 10, 2024 \/ 11:34 am (CNA). During his Angelus address Sunday, Pope Francis asked his listeners to consider the qualities necessary for good leadership.\"Brothers and sisters, can we ask ourselves: How do I behave in my fields of responsibility? Do I act with humility, or do I vaunt my position? 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Happiness is not found in material things but in God himself, who shows us the joy found in making our lives a gift for others, Pope Francis said in his Sunday Angelus address.\"Let us remember this: True wealth is not the goods of this world. 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Do not be consumed by \"the anxiety of doing,\u201d but spend time in rest and silent prayer to receive God\u2019s grace, Pope Francis said on Sunday.The pontiff told Catholics, especially those in ministry, to beware \"the dictatorship\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721567451_sim4545.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721567451_sim4545.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721567451_sim4545.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721567451_sim4545.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721567451_sim4545.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":102468,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-remembers-victims-of-ebola-and-mining-disaster-in-central-africa\/","url_meta":{"origin":5010,"position":4},"title":"Pope Leo XIV remembers victims of Ebola and mining disaster in Central Africa","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"agosto 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"During his Aug. 23 Angelus address at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV remembered the victims of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and of a deadly mining landslide in the Central African Republic.\u201cIn my prayers, I often remember the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially in light of the spread of the Ebola epidemic, which is sadly claiming many lives. I encourage on the part of the international community a response that also involves local communities in\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pope Leo XIV remembers victims of Ebola and mining disaster in Central Africa","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pope-Leo-XIV-remembers-victims-of-Ebola-and-mining-disaster-in-Central-Africa.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pope-Leo-XIV-remembers-victims-of-Ebola-and-mining-disaster-in-Central-Africa.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pope-Leo-XIV-remembers-victims-of-Ebola-and-mining-disaster-in-Central-Africa.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pope-Leo-XIV-remembers-victims-of-Ebola-and-mining-disaster-in-Central-Africa.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pope-Leo-XIV-remembers-victims-of-Ebola-and-mining-disaster-in-Central-Africa.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":102761,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-a-good-family-is-the-best-way-to-prevent-drug-addiction\/","url_meta":{"origin":5010,"position":5},"title":"Pope Leo XIV: A good family is the best way to prevent drug addiction","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"agosto 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV has highlighted the importance of the family in preventing drug addiction in young people, saying that there is \u201cno better defense against drugs than a good family.\u201dThe pontiff made these remarks during a private audience on Aug. 27 with participants in a conference on drug abuse, promoted by the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (CAL). 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