Pope pays surprise visit to
cloistered nuns in Umbria
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| Pope Francis in Spello. |
Pope Francis on Friday made a surprise visit to a group of
Poor Clare nuns at their Monastery in the central Italian region of Umbria.
By Linda Bordoni
A statement released by the diocese of Foligno revealed
that Pope Francis visited the nuns of the Vallegloria
Monastery in Spello, who had come to see him in the Vatican in August 2016.
On that occasion he had handed them the Apostolic Constitution
“Vultum
Dei quaerere” - On Women’s Contemplative Life - symbolically giving it to
all cloistered orders of the world.
During the private and informal visit, the Pope celebrated
Mass together with Bishop Gualtiero Sigismondi of Foligno, spent some time
speaking freely and informally to the religious and then had lunch together.
He made the two hour car journey back to the Vatican in the
early afternoon.
Bishop Sigismondi described the joy and the amazement of the
nuns when Pope Francis suddenly turned up – unexpected – at their doorstep.
He said the Pope had expressed admiration and interest for
the vocation and charism of the contemplative community in Spello, where
the Poor Clares are amongst the most ancient orders to follow the legacy of
Saint Clare of Assisi.
“Before leaving, as we prepare to celebrate the feast of our
Patron Saint, the Pope blessed the whole Diocese of Foligno” he said.
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