The Pope returned to Rome from Portugal on the evening of August 6, and went to the Basilica of Our Lady on the morning of the 7th to thank the mother of the rescue of the Roman people for his trip to Portugal.
(Vatican News Network) As usual, Pope Francis will go to the Basilica of Notre Dame to pray after finishing his international pastoral journey. On August 6, after returning to Rome from his trip to Portugal for the World Youth Day in Lisbon in 2023, he went to the Basilica of Notre Dame to pray in front of the statue of the Virgin on the morning of the 7th. A statement from the Vatican Press Office stated that the Pope stopped to pray in front of the statue of Our Lady of Salvation in Rome.
The Pope visited the Basilica of Notre Dame before leaving for Portugal, entrusting to her his 42nd international pastoral journey and all the young people who participated in the World Youth Day. The statue of the Mother of the Rescue of the Roman People and the Pilgrimage Cross are the two symbols of World Youth Day. On August 7, the Pope came to the Basilica of Notre Dame again to thank the Virgin for the successful outcome of the pilgrimage in Portugal. More than 1.5 million young people from all over the world participated in the event.
The Pope returned to the Vatican after praying in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary. Since Pope Francis took office in 2013, this is the 110th time he has visited the Basilica of Notre Dame to pray for protection in front of the statue of the Mother of Salvation in Rome.
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2023-08-08 09:39:59
