Rome, Italy - October 2021 - The 24th General Chapter of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians at the FMA Generalate in Rome ended yesterday, 24 October. In the morning, Mother General, Sr. Chiara Cazzuola, presented her concluding speech to the Chapter members, thanking them "for their passionate and serene participation". At 11am, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, presided over the Eucharist. Before the conclusion of GC 24, the Chapter members also received a special visit on 22 October from Pope Francis who met the participants and exhorted them to be "generative communities" and "women of hope". The Holy Father lauded the ministry carried out by the FMA throughout the world, especially in the current multicultural and multireligious social context.