(Vatican Radio) “I am sure that all those young people will bring from all over the world, will bring (back) to their homes, Middle East to Africa the message of love and of courage and also of Polish hospitality.”This was the hope of the Polish Ambassador to the Holy See, Janusz Kotanski speaking about the visit of Pope Francis to Krakow for World Youth Day (27th to 31st July).Listen to Ambassador Kotanski's interview with Lydia O'Kane The Ambassador said expectations were high in Poland ahead of the Pope’s visit and he also said that following a meeting with the Holy Father, the Pope told him that he was “eager to meet with all those young people not only from Western Europe, but from Central Europe, from Eastern Europe, from Ukraine, from the Middle East from countries all over the world.”“In Poland”, said Ambassador Kotanski, “people really love Pope Francis, they don’t know him…only from TV and from some pil...
(Vatican Radio) “I am sure that all those young people will bring from all over the world, will bring (back) to their homes, Middle East to Africa the message of love and of courage and also of Polish hospitality.”
This was the hope of the Polish Ambassador to the Holy See, Janusz Kotanski speaking about the visit of Pope Francis to Krakow for World Youth Day (27th to 31st July).
Listen to Ambassador Kotanski's interview with Lydia O'Kane
The Ambassador said expectations were high in Poland ahead of the Pope’s visit and he also said that following a meeting with the Holy Father, the Pope told him that he was “eager to meet with all those young people not only from Western Europe, but from Central Europe, from Eastern Europe, from Ukraine, from the Middle East from countries all over the world.”
“In Poland”, said Ambassador Kotanski, “people really love Pope Francis, they don’t know him…only from TV and from some pilgrims who are coming every week to Rome, but they can see that he’s, well very much like, we are saying as our Pope John Paul II.”
The Ambassador went on to say that he was sure, “that after those few days the love of His Holiness and those great expectations of young people from Poland and all Europe and all the world will meet and that something great will happen…”
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