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Pope Francis on Sunday urged people to talk to each other at mealtimes instead of using their mobile phones, citing Jesus, Mary and Joseph as an example for families to follow.
They โprayed, worked and communicated with each otherโ, the pope told the faithful gathered in St. Peterโs Square during his weekly Angelus address.
โI ask myself if you, in your family, know how to communicate or are you like those kids at mealtables where everyone is chatting on their mobile phone โฆ where there is silence like at a Mass but they donโt communicate,โ the pope said.
โWe have to get back to communicating in our families,โ Francis said in his unscripted remarks. โFathers, parents, children, grandparents, brothers and sisters, this is a task to undertake today, on the day of the Holy Family.โ
