The Pope gave advice on how to deepen one's faith during Advent.
During the Angelus, the Pope also prayed for the millions affected by severe flooding in Africa.
Those were the years of the Cold War and precisely in October 1962, the tension between Russia and the United States soared because of the Cuban missile crisis.
Before concluding the Mass in Matera, Pope Francis prayed his Sunday Angelus. The Pope also joined in prayer for the eight people kidnapped in Cameroon.
