The Pope left the Vatican to visit the church of St. Augustine where the remains of the mother of the Bishop of Hippo are kept
Vatican News
A discreet visit to the heart of Rome to pay homage to the mother of a great saint of the Church, venerated as such for centuries and remembered today by the liturgy. Francis, as reported a few moments ago by the Vatican Press Office via Telegram, “went to the Church of St. Augustine in Rome, and stopped in prayer in the Chapel where the remains of the Saint are kept.”
Greetings to the Augustinian community
Another moment of pause, the post continues, took place “before the image of Our Lady of the Pilgrims,” then upon leaving the church the Pope “greeted the friars, nuns and pilgrims present and – the note concludes – then returned to the Vatican.”
