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The Holy Father gave a short speech in which he reminded the youth that they have something to contribute to the world. He also led everyone in praying an Our Father for innocent children killed in war.
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‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’
COMMENTARY: At the end of Mass on Sunday, Catholics offered a special prayer and sang the national anthem, a hymn that asks God’s blessing on the sovereign and by implication the nation.
“Brothers and sisters, think about this well: You don't mess with children,” he said at his general audience on April 8.
The Holy Father discussed the ‘great gift’ children are on March 18: ‘How sad and bleak would our world be without them!’
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