Vatican City, 30 January 2016 (VIS) –
Following his catechesis the Pope greeted, among others, the Italian
faithful including members of the National Association of Maimed and
Injured Workers (ANMIL), whose presence offered the Holy Father the
opportunity to reiterate the importance of protecting workers' health
and safety and defending human life, a gift from God, especially when
it is at its weakest and most fragile.
He also addressed the managers and
employees of Rome's transport agency, ATAC, encouraging them in their
work as today, he said, "the quality of social life depends
greatly on the quality of transport". He expressed his hope for
increased efforts to reduced pollution and thanked ATAC employees for
their service to pilgrims, especially during the Jubilee Year.
Finally, he greeted the young, the sick
and newly-weds. "Tomorrow we commemorate St. John Bosco, the
apostle of youth. Look to him, dear young people, as an exemplary
educator. You, dear sick people, may learn from his spiritual
experience always to trust in the crucified Christ. And you, dear
newly-weds, ask his intercession so as to take on your conjugal
mission with generous commitment".
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