Vatican City, 1 June 2015 (VIS) -
“Never stop dreaming … You can fly with your dreams, and dreaming
opens the doors to happiness”; said Pope Francis to the six hundred
children on the “Children's Train”, an initiative of the
Courtyard of the Gentiles in support of children who live in
difficult situations. This year it was dedicated to the children of
detainees in the Italian penitentiaries of Roma, Civitavecchia,
Latina, Bari and Trani, on the theme “Flight”.
The train, on which two-hundred
children travelled from Bari and Trani, arrived at the Vatican
railway station, where they joined those already present from the
other three provinces. Upon arrival they were welcomed by Cardinal
Giuseppe Bertello, president of the Governorate of Vatican City
State, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical
Council for Culture and Michele Mario Elia, director of Ferrovie
dello Stato Italiane SpA, the Italian rail network infrastructure
company.
The Holy Father met with the passengers
of the train in the Paul VI Hall, and spoke with them on the theme of
flight, inviting them to fly with their imagination to be with their
families and to fulfil their dreams.
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