Pope gifts souvenir to Synod
participants
Pope Francis showing his souvenir gift to Synod participants. (Vatican Media) |
The Pope has gifted a souvenir of Jesus and His young
disciple to all participants in the Synod of Bishops on young people that
concludes on Sunday.
Pope Francis on Saturday presented all the participants in
the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops with a
souvenir to remind them of their involvement in the October 3 to 28 world
gathering regarding young people.
The souvenir is a rectangular bas-relief in bronze in a case
depicting Jesus and the young beloved disciple. A creation of Italian
artist Gino Giannetti, the souvenir was made in the Vatican mint.
The gift was personally handed by the Pope to the Synod
Fathers and other participants in the Atrium of the Synod hall before the start
of the last working session on Saturday, after a group photo.
The Synod of Bishops on the theme, “Young People, the
Faith and Vocational Discernment”, is concluding on Sunday, October 28, with a
Mass by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
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