Meet the Little Girl Blessed By Pope Francis

The pain of that separation for her family was one reason she joined the march, in hopes of advocating for other families who may be going through the same thing.

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The girl, who was identified as Sophie Cruz from California, got outside the police barricade and ran to the pope.

The group began the journey September 15 at York County Prison in southern Pennsylvania, covering about 15 miles a day.

The group of 100 women on the final day of their pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., on September 22, 2015. A closing vigil is planned for 6:30 p.m.at McPherson Square in downtown Washington. Her parents are Oaxacan immigrants to Los Angeles.

On his first official visit to the USA, the Pope paraded through Washington DC, greeting thousands of the faithful. They have relied on each other for moral and physical support and sought spiritual relief through meditation, song and prayer.

“It’s been nearly one week since I’ve been walking”, she said.

The pilgrimage itself is a symbolic rejection of heightened anti-immigrant rhetoric in the U.S. It also highlights the divide between socially conservative Catholics who may see illegal immigration as a matter of order and fairness and liberal Catholics who embrace social justice as an essential aspect of their faith.

Rosario Reyes, 38, who came to America from El Salvador 12 years ago, said she left behind her son, Jose Ramon, who was 1 year old at the time.

Sophie shied back when a bodyguard came near.

The bodyguard then handed the Pope a letter and yellow T-shirt that read in Spanish: “Pope: rescue DAPA, so the legalization would be your blessing”.

(CBS NEWS) In a single sentence, Pope Francis has shown how he transcends the ideological polarities of USA politics.In his address to bishops during a church service at St. Matthews’s Cathedral, the pope spoke out against abortion, an issue close to the heart of Republicans, and against environmental devastation, a surefire applause line for Democrats.