STRAIGHT FROM THE VATICAN
The Pope talks with audiences that were connected in three different cities, during one of the most-watched networks in the country
CN newsroom, with Vatican Radio
Pope Francis participated, live from the Vatican, on Monday (31/8), in a TV show in the United States. Via satellite, Francisco talked to audiences that were connected in three different cities: Los Angeles, Chicago, and McAllen, Texas-cities the Pope will not visit.
The Pope’s presence in one of the most-watched U.S networks [ABC] allowed the message the Pontiff may arrive at the country that will see him, from September 22, in Washington, New York and Philadelphia.
The Pope welcomed the entire Catholic community and the population of the United States and was able to talk to a single mother, a young man from the periphery, a nun and a girl victim of bullying.
Valerie Herrera, 17-year-old student from Chicago, cried while she telling the Pope she had been bullied because of a skin disease and who found in music a refuge.
The Pope then said, in English, that he’d like to hear her sing. When she hesitated, Francis encouraged her: “be brave”. Valerie then sang “for you, Mary” in Spanish.
The Pope ended his participation in the tv show with these words: “I pray for all of you and I ask that you pray for me”.
click to watch the report of the Pope’s participation. The complete program will air tomorrow night (September 4th) on the US TV network ABC-TV the program 20/20.