The pope began a full day of meetings Nov. 6 with an audience with Archbishop Leo Boccardi, the newly retired apostolic nuncio to Japan, followed by audiences with Brazil’s and Switzerland’s new ambassadors to the Holy See, Everton Vieira Vargas and Manuela Leimgruber.
In addition to the Conference of European Rabbis, he also met delegations from the Laudato Si’ Movement and an Italian charitable association, “Piccola Casa della Misericordia,” based in Gela, Sicily.
Francis’ morning also included a private audience with the Spanish politician Pere Aragonès, president of the government of Catalonia.
In the afternoon, Pope Francis is scheduled to meet with 7,000 children from over 80 countries. The pope announced the event after praying the midday Angelus on Oct. 1.
“It is an event to show the dream we all have: To go back to having the pure sentiments of children because the kingdom of heaven belongs to them,” he said.
The encounter, sponsored by the Dicastery for Culture and Education, is dedicated to the theme “Let us learn from boys and girls.”
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