Pope Francis, A Disfigured Man And An Embrace That Went Viral
Pope Francis, A Severely Disfigured Man And An Embrace That Went Viral
It was the embrace that melted hearts worldwide.
Pope Francis, pausing for a moment to pray and lay his hands on a man with a skin disease. The man gently burying his head in the pope’s chest, his many facial tumors visible.
His encounter with the ailing man occurred in Vatican City on Wednesday at the end of the general audience, which had about 50,000 attendees.
Images of the pope’s embrace in St. Peter’s Square went viral on social media.
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