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General Audience

General Audience, October 4th 2017 / Copyright © ZENIT - DCL

Pope Greets Arabic Speakers, Thanks Egyptians for Depiction of Holy Family

Prays God Blesses Arabic-speaking Countries and Protects Them and the World From Terrorism and Evil

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octubre 04, 2017 10:37General Audience
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«I give a warm welcome to the Arabic-speaking pilgrims, particularly a delegation from Egypt!», said Pope Francis during his General Audience of Oct. 4, 2017.
This morning’s General Audience was held at 9:30 in St. Peter’s Square, where the Holy Father Francis met with groups of pilgrims and faithful from Italy and from all over the world.
The Pope spoke in Italian, translated immediately into Arabic by one of his collaborators in the Roman Curia. Francis immediately thanked the Egyptian delegation for ‘the blessing’ of the icon they had brought him depicting the Holy Family’s escaping to Egypt, to escape the oppression and injustice of the King Herod.

«I remember affectionately my Apostolic Visit in your good land and the generous people; the land on which St. Joseph, the Virgin Mary, the Child Jesus and many prophets lived; the land blessed through the centuries by the precious blood of the martyrs and the righteous; the land of coexistence and hospitality; the land of encounter, history and civilization.
«May the Lord bless all of you and protect your country, the Middle East and the whole world, from all terrorism and evil!»
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Deborah Castellano Lubov

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Deborah Castellano Lubov is Senior Vatican & Rome Correspondent for ZENIT; author of 'The Other Francis' ('L'Altro Francesco') featuring interviews with those closest to the Pope and preface by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin (currently published in 5 languages); Deborah is also NBC & MSNBC Vatican Analyst. She often covers the Pope's travels abroad, often from the Papal Flight (including for historic trips such as to Abu Dhabi and Japan & Thailand), and has also asked him questions on the return-flight press conference on behalf of the English-speaking press present. Lubov has done much TV & radio commentary, including for NBC, Sky, EWTN, BBC, Vatican Radio, AP, Reuters and more. She also has contributed to various books on the Pope and has written for various Catholic publications. For 'The Other Francis': http://www.gracewing.co.uk/page219.html or https://www.amazon.com/Other-Francis-Everything-They-about/dp/0852449348/

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