'We kill God's word without humility, prayer' says pope

'Two simple things,' pontiff tells Mass

(ANSA) - Vatican City, March 21 - We kill God's Word if we are not humble and don't pray, Pope Francis said Friday. "What can we do in order not to kill God's Word, not trap the Holy Spirit?" Francis asked a Mass at St Martha's House in the Vatican. "Two simple things," he answered.

"This is the attitude of those who want to listen to the Word of God: first, be humble, second, prayer".