Pope sends message to president Dilma Rousseff

Criado em 29/07/13 16h50 e atualizado em 30/07/13 11h55
Por Agência Brasil Edição:s

Brasilia - As he left Brazil on Sunday, July 28, pope Francis sent a thank you message to president Dilma Rousseff, expressing gratitude for the “warm reception” he received and the efforts made to ensure that his visit to the country on his first international apostolic trip was a peaceful one. The pope also sent the president a personal blessing.

In his message, the pope said: “I hope that World Youth Day may once more light up Christian values in young people’s hearts, helping them build a more just and fraternal nation. And may it invoke the motherly protection of Our Lady of Aparecida at whose feet I have entrusted the life of every Brazilian.”

Editors: José Romildo / Nira Foster
Translators: Fabrício Ferreira / Olga Bardawil / Allen Bennett