Early in the afternoon of this Tuesday, July 31, Pope Francis left the Vatican to go to the Roman municipality of Ostia and greet Sister Geneviève Jeanningros and the employees of the “Summer Park Festival” at Luna Park.
Today, July 31st, the #Papa arrived in Ostia at 3pm to visit Sister Geneviève Jeanningros, Little Sister of Jesus, and the community of carnies and circus performers at the Ostia Lido Luna Park. Francis blessed a statue of the Madonna protectress of traveling entertainment pic.twitter.com/9YNLLuuPa3
— Vatican News (@vaticannews_it) July 31, 2024
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The Holy Father interrupts his last day of vacation
At 3:00 p.m. today, according to the Press Office of the Holy See, the Pontiff visited Sister Geneviève Jeanningros, an 81-year-old nun who, for 56 years, has served homosexuals and “trans” people in the Italian park. “Luna Park.”
There, the nun lives in a caravan with another nun named Anna Amelia, with whom she also accompanies these people.
Little Oscar gives the #Papa a music box, symbol of the carousels, together with a letter and a blue sachet with €5 inside: “So you can buy yourself an ice cream”
Francesco is Ostia lido in the amusement park to visit carnies and circuses pic.twitter.com/eP9t0lRlJg
— Salvatore Cernuzio (@SalvoCernuzio) July 31, 2024
The Holy Father took the opportunity to greet the community of fairgrounds and circus artists, who performed a show.
He also blessed a statue of “Our Lady, protector of the traveling show and the circus” and greeted the families and children present.
It is worth remembering that last June 5Pope Francis greeted this nun after a General Audience in the Vatican.
On that occasion, Sister Geneviève said that the Pontiff had previously received the LGBT “community” that he assists.
“They love him so much because it is the first time that a Pope welcomes trans and gay people. They thank you because they have finally found a Church that has extended a hand to them,” highlighted the nun of the Little Sisters of Jesus.
Almudena Martínez-Bordiú
I am a graduate in Journalism and Advertising from the CEU San Pablo University in Madrid. Specialized in religious information in Spain since 2015. I have been a senior correspondent for ACI Prensa and EWTN Noticias in the Vatican for two years and I am currently a European correspondent based in Spain.