Pope Francis given Sicilian cart shaped as a migrant
boat
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis
was given a marzipan cart in the shape of a migrant boat by a delegation from
the Archdiocese of Agrigento on Wednesday.
Located on the southern coast
of Sicily, the Archdiocese has received numerous migrants who arrive by sea
from northern Africa.
Marzipan is an almond and
sugar paste which is often used in Sicilian sweets, and the cart was created by
students of a pastry school in Agrigento.
The delegation at the General
Audience was led by the Archbishop of Agrigento, Cardinal Francesco
Montenegro, who serves as the President of the Commission for Migration of the
Italian Episcopal Conference.
Mayor Lillo Firetto was also
in the group, and said the gift was “a sign of Agrigento, the Mediterranean
port.”
During the short encounter,
Pope Francis also blessed the rosary of a young girl suffering from a serious
illness, who could not make the journey to Rome.
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