Today Pope Francis greeted more than 1,000 young people from the Archdiocese of Genoa who are preparing to receive the sacrament of Confirmation soon, and who are on a pilgrimage through Rome.
Greeting them, the Holy Father assured them: “I am happy to see you.” “As a souvenir of this trip,” the Pope gave each of the young people a Rosary. “But it’s for praying, eh? It is to pray,” he told them.
Then Pope Francis gave them “a task”: “Greet me, greet your parents.