World needs Christian unity, pope tell Pentecost vigil Divisions among Christians are a result of sin and must be overcome with new efforts at reconciliation and unity, Francis says Updated: May 25, 2021 05:41 AM GMT Trending Pope Francis leaves after celebrating Pentecost Mass on May 23 at St. Peter's Basilica. (Photo: AFP) The divisions among Christians are a result of sin and must be overcome with new efforts at reconciliation and unity so that the world will believe that the Gospel truly is good news, Pope Francis said. "We have sinned against God and against our brothers. We are divided, we have broken into a thousand pieces what God so lovingly, passionately and tenderly made," the pope said in a video message broadcast May 22 during an ecumenical charismatic prayer vigil in Jerusalem.