Pope
Francis visits Castel Gandolfo; Vatican Conference on trafficking
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday visited the Pontifical
Residence in Castel Gandolfo to attend the unveiling of two iron sculptures
created Argentinian artiest Alejandro Marmo.
The Pope had lunch
with the artist and his family, as well as some Vatican officials.
The Pope then walked
over to the helipad, where he met with a group of 40 people from Argentina, and
blessed the two works of art.
He returned to the
Vatican by car, stopping first at the Clinica Pio XI, where he visited Cardinal
Jorge María Mejía, who is recovering from an illness.
From there, he went
directly to the Casina Pio IV, home of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences,
which was hosting an international symposium of young people involved in the
fight against human trafficking.
He thanked them for
their work, and said it was a fight against those who seek to “make humanity
think a person is meant to be used and thrown away…made disposable.”
Pope Francis said they
were “rescuing the dignity of the person,” “salvaging” those who have been
thrown away “as trash” and “re-anointing them with dignity.”
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