A touching,
patriotic and special moment took place this past week when Pope Leo visited a
parish of the Sacred Heart in Rome, run by a Maltese priest. As parents were
asked to greet the Pope, he went around talking to some of the parishioners,
when a young boy offered the Pope a Maltese flag. He was so touched by the
gesture, that Pope Leo stopped to speak to the boy and thanked him for the gift
of a flag. He might have known which country it belonged to, but he may have
also asked the boy, Gianluca Caruana, which
country it represented. Pope Leo weekly
visits various parishes in Rome, because after all, he is the Pastor and the
Bishop of Rome. In this parish he encouraged the parishioners to to be a sign
of hope and solidarity to those who are hurting for some reason or another.
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