ROME (CNS) – All Christians are called to invite everyone to trust in Christ, who enlightens and consoles, Pope Leo XIV said. “Every authentic encounter with the Lord is, in fact, a transformative moment that grants a new vision and a new direction for the task of building up the Body of Christ,” the pope said as he closed the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Jan. 25 during an ecumenical evening prayer service at Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. Every year, the week “invites us to renew our commitment to this great mission, bearing in mind that the divisions among us – while they do not prevent the light of Christ from shining – nonetheless make the face which must reflect it to the world less radiant,” he said. “We are one! We already are! Let us recognize it, experience it and make it visible!” Pope Leo said in his homily. The mission of all Christians today is “to proclaim Christ and to invite everyone to place their trust in him,” he said. This shared task is to “say humbly and joyfully to the world: ‘Look to Christ! Come closer to him! Welcome his word that enlightens and consoles!’”