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loved and raised Jesus -- that she may help all of us, pastors of God’s people, parents and educators, to pass on to our young people the values that can help them build a nation and a world which is more just, united and fraternal,” he preached When his time came to leave Brazil on July 28 Pope Francis’s message to the youth was clear “build up a civilization based on charity” Before he boarded his plane back to the Vatican the Pope addressed an audience that included a political delegation led by the Brazilian President Dilma Roussef and a numerous contigent of cardinal s and bishops of the nation. In his address, the Pope thank the president, his brother Bishops,the entire collaboration and the entire Brazilian population for making his visit “a splendid celebration of the richness and joy of our faith in Jesus Christ”. “I depart with many happy memories which I know will nourish my prayers,” he said to his audience among them Brazilian vice-president Michel Temer and Archbishop OranTempesta of Rio de Janeiro, as well as the other civil and ecclesiastical representatives who had gathered to see him off. Pope Francis announced that forthcoming World Youth Day will be held in the summer of 2016 in Krakow, Poland, amidst cheers from thousands of poles who were scattered across Copacabana beach. Poland is home of blessed John Paul II, the Pope who started the World Youth Day in 1984. The country has over 38 million people, about 90 percent are Catholic. Policemen from Brazil’s Pacifying Police Unit patrol the Varginha favela ahead of Pope’s visit Pope Francis Kisses a child. The Pope walked freely among the pilgrims, at times pausing to take photos with them
Pope Francis meets Dilma Roussef, the President of Brazil.
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THE SEED - VOL 25, No. 8 AUGUST 2013