Children from the Vatican-run pediatric clinic sang several songs for the Holy Father
Pope Francis turned 87 today, greeted by children who helped him blow out the candle on a celebratory white cake, Reuters reported. Children from the Vatican-run pediatric clinic sang several songs to the Holy Father and presented him with a bouquet of sunflowers.
Later, in a traditional Christmas season event during his weekly address in St. Peter’s Square, he blessed small figurines of the baby Jesus held by children who would then place them in their homes.
“Happy birthday” (Buon Compleanno in Italian), shouted the dozens of small children in the square, holding placards with the same greeting.
Pope Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Italian immigrant parents. On March 13, 2013, the cardinals elected him the first pope from Latin America.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also greeted the Holy Father with a post on the X platform, until recently Twitter, and thanked him for his “strong commitment to peace” around the world.
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