Pope
Francis blesses manger at General Audience
(Vatican
Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday stopped and blessed a manger which came to his
General Audience from the Villa San Francesco, a home for troubled children
located in Pedavena, in the Veneto Region in northern Italy.
The
manger – called a “cripa” in the local dialect - was created by a Muslim child
Issa, with the help of sculptor Gilberto Perlotto, and was made with 208 pieces
of wood coming from at least 103 countries.
The
pieces of wood were not ordinary fragments, but had come from places of war,
criminal violence, and natural or manmade disasters.
The
Holy Father prayed in silence for several moments in front of the display after
hearing the story of its creation.
After
the young people from the town returned home, they received a phone call from a
Vatican official stating the Holy Father was touched by the display.
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