Friday 3 May 2013

Ten great pictures of people delighted to meet Pope Francis

Ten great pictures of people delighted to meet Pope Francis

Joyful images from the first few weeks of Francis’s pontificate
By on Thursday, 2 May 2013


 
Pope Francis waves to ecstatic pilgrims in St Peter’s Square:
Vatican Pope Easter
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa’s audience with Pope Francis gives him a reason to be cheerful:
Vatican Pope Ecuador
Pope Francis meets a young child before a general audience:
Pope greets boy as he arrives to lead general audience at Vatican
Eight-yeard-old Dominic Gondreau, who has cerebral palsy, hugs the Pope after Francis celebrated Easter Sunday Mass:
Photo of Pope Francis embracing boy captures worldwide attention
Precious, a blind woman from Gabon, greets the Pope after a general audience:
Woman hugs pope as he leaves general audience in St. Peter's Square at Vatican
A young boy is delighted to meet Pope Francis:
Pope blesses child as he arrives to lead general audience at Vatican
The Pope receives a gift from the president of San Lorenzo, his favourite football team:
Priesident of Club Atletico San Lorenzo soccer presents Pope Francis with gift at weekly audience
More football, and this time its Inter Milan’s Javier Zanetti who is thrilled to meet Pope Francis:
JZ
Pope Francis prepares to bless another child in St Peter’s Square:
kidincrowd
Italian justice minister Paola Severino smiles as she greets Francis:
Pope Francis greets Minister of Justice Paola Severino before celebrating Holy Thursday Mass at youth prison in Rome
And a bonus picture of one teary meeting:
Vatican Pope
Photos courtesy of AP and CNS

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