Pop star Katy Perry opened up about her faith, seeking God, and meeting Pope Francis in a recent interview with Vogue Australia.
Pop star Katy Perry opened up about her faith, seeking God, and meeting Pope Francis in a recent interview with Vogue Australia.
Last year, Perry began what she calls a « big soul overhaul » in an effort to get closer to God. It’s a journey that brought her face-to -face with Pope Francis last April.
« It started when we were on the Asia leg of the tour and I went to Mass with my mom, » she told Vogue .
Perry’s mother Mary was raised Catholic, but now she leads a prophetic ministry in California with her husband Keith.
Watching her mom worship in Rome was an emotional experience for Perry.
« She hadn’t sung those songs in 40 years and watching her made me cry. It’s so beautiful and humbling to re-center in a place where it’s not about anything else but reconnecting with the divine, » Perry explained.
She also deeply admires the leader of the Catholic Church.
« I’m such a big fan of Pope Francis. It’s a combination of compassion, humility, sternness and refusal. He is rebel – a rebel for Jesus, » Perry said. « He is bringing the Church back to humility and connecting with people. He’s very humble and not frivolous. »
The singer isn’t shy about her strained relationship with her parents. When Perry rose to superstardom at an early age she renounced her Christian faith – but her family never stopped praying for her.
« My mom has prayed for me my entire life, hoping I’d come back to God. I never left Him, I was just a little bit secular, I was more materialistic and more career-driven. But now that I’m in my 30s, it’s more about spirituality and heart wholeness, » Perry told Vogue.
Her spiritual journey began after she realized how futile it was to find meaning in her pop persona.
« That brokenness, plus me opening up to a greater, higher power and reconnecting with divinity, gave me a wholeness I never had. It gave me a new foundation. It’s not just a material foundation: it’s a soul foundation, » she said.
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