Pope Francis on Monday, June 22 ended his two-day visit to Turin in northern Italy, during which his lively, often extemporaneous conversations covered everything from chastity to the arms trade.
Pope Francis discards prepared speech midway, starts preaching to crowd
An estimated 100,000 people gathered in central Turin on Sunday to see the Pope celebrate Mass, a sign of the Argentine pontiff’s enduring popularity
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Reuters reports that an estimated 100,000 people gathered in central Turin on Sunday to see the Pope celebrate Mass, a sign of the Argentine pontiff’s enduring popularity.
And while the initial focus was on his visit to the Shroud of Turin — believed by many to be the burial cloth that enfolded Jesus’ body — it was comments made by Francis in his various encounters that caught the most attention.
According to Religious News Service (RNS), here are some key quotes from the pontiff’s latest visit outside the Vatican:
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