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SÃO PAULO – Pope Francisco yesterday paid a surprise visit to the delegation of 450 young Cubans participating in the World Youth Day (WYD) in Panama. The Cubans were surprised to see the Pope enter at the end of Mbad celebrated on Friday, 25th, at the College of Sisters of the Sacred Heart where they stay.
Francisco invites the Cubans to return to their country with "the joy of the pilgrims", in a brief meeting of only ten minutes after the celebration. According to the press office of the Holy See, which announced the news, the pope would have gone to see the Cubans before going to the Las Garzas Correctional Center for Minors of Pacoras, near the apostolic nunciature.
The pope blesses the Cuban delegation and salutes him briefly. The young people, as well as the nuns of the college, were very touched by this unexpected visit. The Cuban representation is, up to now, the most numerous to participate in a meeting with the pope. "As a private church in Cuba, it is of course a historic moment because in Canada (WYD Toronto 2002), which was the largest delegation, there were 200. Today Today, we are talking about more than 500 Cubans and it's an immense joy in every way, "said Manuel Alejandro Rodriguez, of the Havana Pastoral Ministry.
Enthusiasm. For the Brazilian Amanda Aparecida Pereira, Shalom Community, the enthusiasm of young people with the presence of Francisco in Panama. It is a contagious joy to see and pray the pope's gift at private gatherings and celebrations at public squares and parks. In addition to the liturgical celebrations, the WYD program includes youth concerts and festivals from different countries.
"I live near the Raposo Tavares Expressway, but I belong to the Shalom community of Diana Street, in the Perdizes neighborhood," Amanda says. She is 23 years old and is training as a disciple to be admitted to the community as a consecrated person.
Founded in 1982 in Fortaleza (CE), the International Private Association of the Faithful was recognized by the Holy See in 2007. Its members are men and women engaged in community and missionary life. Mission is to bring the gospel to all who wish it. away from Christ and from the Church.
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