'Compassion is born from contemplation,' Pope tells pilgrims (Vatican Press Office)

During his July 18 Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis reflected on Mark 6:30-34, the Gospel reading of the day.

Following the recitation of the Angelus, Pope Francis expressed gratitude to the Gemelli hospital medical staff, appealed for collaboration in South Africa, prayed for a just and fraternal society in Cuba, and expressed closeness to victims of flooding in Europe.