VATICAN (CNS): In a letter to people participating in a virtual 13th Annual National Pilgrimage for Families to Pompei and Loreto, Pope Francis offered words of encouragement to families struggling amid the Covid-19 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic.
In the September 13 message, which was signed on the pope’s behalf by Pietro Cardinal Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, the pope acknowledged the challenges facing students today and expressed his hope that the “reopening of the school year will be lived by all with a great sense of responsibility.”
The pope also repeated his call for “a renewed educational pact” that places “the healthy growth” of young people first and foremost, which “is a condition for a peaceful and prosperous future” for all.
Concluding the letter, Cardinal Parolin said Pope Francis was praying for families around the world so that they “may continue to form that great river that spreads life, faith, hope and love in God’s people and in all of society.”
