Visit
of Pope Francis to Turin a "homecoming"
(Vatican
Radio) Pope Francis on Monday met with around 30 of his relatives – 6 cousins
and their families - in the Archbishop’s residence in Turin, and also
celebrated Mass with them. Afterwards, they had lunch together. The Holy Father
on Sunday made a brief visit to the Church of Santa Teresa, where his paternal
grandparents Giovanni and Rosa Bergoglio Vassallo were married in 1907, and
where his father was baptized the following year.
A
statement from the Holy See Press Office said the Pope made this gesture to
reiterate the value of the family, ahead of this October’s Synod on the Family,
adding the Pope took time in the Church of his ancestors to pray especially for
families and the success of the Synod.
The
Statement said Pope Francis viewed his trip to Turin as a “homecoming”, and has
been very happy and pleased with the warm welcome he has received, saying it
went “beyond his expectations.”
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