Visiting Corsica this Sunday, December 15, the Holy Father took the time to bless a four-month-old baby while he was strolling along the Ajaccio seafront. A moment that deeply moved the child's parents.
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“We really feel warm in our hearts. We didn't expect it at all.” Only a few minutes after the events, Audrey Feibelman and her husband Emilien Fresi still have a little difficulty finding the words to express their emotion. Present along the Ajaccian seafront to witness the stroll of Pope Francis in a popemobile, at the Around 9:45 a.m., this couple said they placed their baby Andrea, 4 and a half months old, on the railing in front of them.so he can see it pass“.
“We hadn't planned anything. He was sleeping, we put him on the grate, and there, a gentleman saw him and took him“, before handing it to the pope, who blessed the child. “We didn't expect it at all.”smiled Audrey. “It's chance. We feel really good. It's moving: we went to the Vatican to see the Pope, we didn't see him, and now we get to see him in Corsica and he blesses our baby!“
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A baby blessed by the Pope
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A scene which also moved the rest of the public gathered around the security fences this Sunday morning. Pope Francis continues his stroll through the streets of Ajaccio. Other babies were also injured during his passage this morning. François is currently at the Saint-Jean Baptistery, and is preparing to join the Palais des Congrès.
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