Vatican City, 19 September 2015 (VIS) –
Shortly after beginning his trip from Rome to Havana, the Pope
greeted the 76 journalists accompanying him on the flight. As
indicated by the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico
Lombardi, S.J., the media coverage of this trip will be more intense
than usual. In a very cordial atmosphere, the Holy Father enquired
about the journalists' families and received various edible gifts,
including dulce de leche and an empanada, a typical Argentinian
pastry, that he offered to all those present.
“Thank you for the welcome”, he
said. “I wish you a good journey. If I am not mistaken, I think
this is the longest trip I have made. … Fr. Lombardi mentioned
peace. Today's world thirsts for peace. There are wars, immigrants
who flee, this wave of immigration as a result of war, to escape from
death and in search of life. Today I am happy as I was greeted at the
door of St. Anna by one of the two families residing in the Vatican,
in the parish of the same name. They are Syrian refugees. You can see
the suffering in their faces. … This word: peace. I thank you for
all that you do in your work to build bridges: small bridges, but
bridges nonetheless, that together all form the great bridge of
peace. I wish you a good trip and good work. Pray for me. Thank you”.
He also offered a greeting to all the
journalists' colleagues working in their offices.
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