Pope thanks children in Perugia Hospital for their closeness
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Pope Francis responds to the letter sent to him by children treated in an Italian hospital while he had health problems. He offers them his sincere thanks for their kind words and good wishes, imploring the Blessed Mother to watch over them and urging them to find a ray of light in the darkness of illness.
Deborah Castellano Lubov
Pope Francis thanked the children at the hospital in Perugia, Italy, for their closeness to him as he faced health problems.
In a note sent on April 12 by the Pope to the hospital service that houses and cares for sick children of all ages from around the world, the Pope recalled the letter they had sent to him, expressing their care and best wishes for his return to health.
“We understand you very well, sometimes our days are difficult and full of suffering too, they seem to never end!” they wrote, noting that sometimes their school is called the “rainbow” school for “bringing a ray of sunshine into the darkness of illness.”
Finding a ray of light in the midst of illness
In his response, the Holy Father began by expressing his sincere thanks to them, their parents and all those who care for them.
Encouraging them to move forward despite all the challenges and suffering they face, he urged them to always “find a ray of light in the darkness of illness.”
The Holy Father also underlined the importance of school for encounter and learning.
Pope Francis concluded by wishing them a good Easter season, entrusting them to the care of Our Lady and granting them the blessings of the Lord.
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