At 12:00 noon today in Rome (6:00am EDT), participants who took part in a walking pilgrimage - along the Via Francigena from Monte Mario to Saint Peter's Square - during the Synod of Youth arrived at the Vatican and celebrated a Mass with the Holy Father, Pope Francis at the Altar of the Chair, inside the Basilica of Saint Peter.
Walking, like so many pilgrims did in the past, along the final leg of the via Francigena in order to pay homage at the tomb of Peter. This is the pilgrimage that took place today along the via Camilluccia in Rome, involving young people and bishops who have been participating in the Synod of Youth.
Approximately 300 Synod Fathers, auditors and young people from some of the parishes of Rome took part in the Pilgrimage to the Tomb of Saint Peter along the via Francigena which was organized by the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization. The via Francigena begins at the south entrance to the Canterbury Cathedral, passes through France and Switzerland and makes its way to the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome and continues further south toward Jerusalem. It is a path which, already in the ninth century, was used by travellers to transport merchandise and spices throughout Europe, truly a crossroads of various cultures.
Participants walked six kilometres along the via Camilluccia before first arriving at the Monte Mario Nature Reserve, then continued along the Viale Angelico toward Saint Peter's Basilica, the heart of Christianity. At the tomb of the Apostle Peter, they paid homage and participated in a Mass which was celebrated by Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops. The Mass took place in the presence of the Holy Father, Pope Francis.
Walking, like so many pilgrims did in the past, along the final leg of the via Francigena in order to pay homage at the tomb of Peter. This is the pilgrimage that took place today along the via Camilluccia in Rome, involving young people and bishops who have been participating in the Synod of Youth.
Approximately 300 Synod Fathers, auditors and young people from some of the parishes of Rome took part in the Pilgrimage to the Tomb of Saint Peter along the via Francigena which was organized by the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization. The via Francigena begins at the south entrance to the Canterbury Cathedral, passes through France and Switzerland and makes its way to the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome and continues further south toward Jerusalem. It is a path which, already in the ninth century, was used by travellers to transport merchandise and spices throughout Europe, truly a crossroads of various cultures.
Participants walked six kilometres along the via Camilluccia before first arriving at the Monte Mario Nature Reserve, then continued along the Viale Angelico toward Saint Peter's Basilica, the heart of Christianity. At the tomb of the Apostle Peter, they paid homage and participated in a Mass which was celebrated by Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops. The Mass took place in the presence of the Holy Father, Pope Francis.
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