"“What a beautiful day, how many blessings the Lord wanted to give to all of us,” Leo told throngs of faithful inside the sanctuary before Mass. “I feel I am the first blessed to be able to come here to the sanctuary of the Madonna on the day of her feast and on this anniversary.”"
"“We cannot resign ourselves to the images of death that the news presents to us every day,” Leo said. “May the God of peace pour out an overflowing abundance of mercy, touching hearts, soothing grudges and fratricidal hatred, and enlight”"
"Leo traveled by helicopter to Pompeii, near Naples, for a daylong visit to mark the May 8 feast of Our Lady of Pompeii. The date marks the day in 1876, when the cornerstone for a shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Pompeii was laid."
"The sanctuary is located near the excavations of the city that was buried in A.D. 79, when Mount Vesuvius erupted and spewed volcanic ash and gas across the region. While the Pompeii archaeological site draws millions of tourists each year, the sanctuary attracts Catholic pilgrims who are particularly devoted to praying the rosary."
Pope Leo XIV traveled by helicopter to Pompeii to mark the May 8 feast of Our Lady of Pompeii and the anniversary of his election. The visit took place at a sanctuary near the ancient excavations of the city buried in A.D. 79 after Mount Vesuvius erupted. The date commemorates the 1876 laying of the cornerstone for a shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The sanctuary draws Catholic pilgrims devoted to praying the rosary, alongside millions of tourists who visit the archaeological site. During Mass, Leo expressed gratitude for being able to attend on the feast day and prayed for peace by asking God to pour mercy on hearts, soothe grudges, and end fratricidal hatred.
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