{"id":20304,"date":"2025-03-19T01:05:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T01:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/pope-francis-true-devotion-to-mary-always-points-to-jesus\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:01:12","slug":"pope-francis-true-devotion-to-mary-always-points-to-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pope-francis-true-devotion-to-mary-always-points-to-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Paus Franciscus: Ware toewijding aan Maria \u02dcwijst altijd naar Jezus\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Pope Francis delivers remarks at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter&#039;s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. \/ Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 13, 2024 \/ 09:50 am (CNA). Pope Francis told pilgrims present at his general audience in St. Peter\u2019s Square on Wednesday that the Blessed Virgin Mary does not focus on herself but on her son, Jesus.&quot;Mary is always the mother that brings us to Jesus,\u201d the Holy Father said. &quot;Mary does\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\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Pope Francis told pilgrims present at his general audience in St. Peter\u2019s Square on Wednesday that the Blessed Virgin Mary does not focus on herself but on her son, Jesus.&quot;Mary is always the mother that brings us to Jesus,\u201d the Holy Father said. &quot;Mary does\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-20304","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\/nl\/learn\/pope-francis-self-sacrifice-humble-service-are-key-to-good-leadership\/","url_meta":{"origin":20304,"position":0},"title":"Pope Francis: Self-sacrifice, humble service are key to good leadership","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"november 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). 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