Vatican
City, 16 June 2013
(VIS) - “At the end of the Eucharist dedicated to the Gospel of
Life,” the Pope said, before praying the Angelus, “I am pleased
to recall that yesterday, in Carpi, Italy, Edward Focherini, husband,
father of seven, and journalist, was proclaimed Blessed. Captured and
imprisoned out of hatred for the Catholic faith, he died in the
concentration camp of Hersbruck, Germany, in 1944 at the age of 37.
He saved many Jews from Nazi persecution. Along with the Church in
Carpi, we give thanks to God for this witness of the Gospel of Life!”
Francis
then thanked all those who had come to Rome from various places in
Italy and throughout the world, especially, “families and those who
work directly for the promotion and protection of life”. He also
greeted the 150 members of the “Gravida” Association from
Argentina, who were gathered in the city of Pilar, encouraging them
to continue with their work.
“I
greet,” he added, “the many participants in the Harley-Davidson
motorcycle rally and the members of the Motorcycle Club of the
Italian State Police.”
“Now,
let us turn to the Virgin, entrusting all human life, especially the
most fragile, defenceless, and threatened, to her maternal
protection,” the pontiff concluded.
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