“To move forward in life, we need to dream," said Pope Francis during his audience on Monday with staff from Loyola University. "A person who has lost the ability to dream lacks creativity, lacks poetry, and life without poetry does not work." Loyola University is based in Chicago and is run by the Jesuit order, to which the Pope also belongs. In recent days, members of the university's board of trustees have been making a pilgrimage to places associated with St. Ignatius of Loyola. The Basque-born nobleman Ignatius was the founder of the Jesuit order, back in the 16th century. "Always keep alive in you this desire to go on a journey, on pilgrimage,” said the Pope. "In order to move forward, you should always go back to your roots," the Pope said. "You cannot move forward without roots, from which you draw your strength ... The roots of your institution lie in the experience of the Founder, Saint Ignatius, who always put God first and was constantly seeking God’s will.  This resulted in his diligent striving for service.  Move forward in order to serve." The Pope also encouraged his listeners to be "witnesses of hope" in a world marked by divisions and conflicts. Universities, he said, have the potential to improve the world, and, indeed, have played a "crucial role" in complicated times.