VENICE – The emotion in the eyes of adults, the wonder in the gaze of children. This is what Pope Francis leaves to the faithful who came in ten thousand to attend the…
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In his homily the pope speaks to the hearts of the people, not as head of the church but as a priest of the people and there are those who cannot hold back their tears.
The day for Francis’ people began at dawn. Already at 7 in the morning the first faithful entered Piazza San Marco and began to take their places, while the altar was set up.
The pope arrived in the lagoon at 8 in the morning for the meeting with the inmates of the Giudecca women’s prison and the visit to the Vatican pavilion of the Biennale, the first time for a pontiff. Then the meeting with the young people at Salute. Before eleven o’clock the Pope enters Piazza San Marco. At the end of the celebration, Francis’ usual request “Pray for me, this work is not easy” and the embrace of his people. (service by Emiliana Costa).
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