At Sept. 11 Memorial, Pope Francis Says ‘Grief is Palpable’

Can I do that? Can I? It is simple, but a very important one. This is not only important for you, but also for your families.

And joyous they were.

He added: “In wars and conflicts, there are individual persons, our brothers and sisters, men and women, young and old, boys and girls who weep, suffer and die; human beings who are easily discarded when our only response is to draw up lists of problems, strategies and disagreements”.

The 78-year-old pontiff urged government leaders to ensure their people enjoy the minimum material needs.

“They tell me that one of the nice things about this school is that some of its students come from other places, even from other countries”. “That is nice!”

MARY ALTAFFER / POOL/EPA Before Francis addressed the big shots, he met with about 400 janitors, cooks, electricians and secretaries and other workers who keep the United Nations going and thanked them. The audience included dignitaries, members of religious orders and everyday Catholics who won tickets through their local parishes. But she knew she wanted to be here when the Pope came.

The Pope asked the schoolchildren to consider the dreams of their parents, most of whom are immigrants. On September 25, he stepped out of his Fiat and was greeted by screaming students and staff at Our Lady Queen of Angeles school. “I was proud to be there”, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-N.E., said.

Then he convinced others in the group to join him. Christopher was still emotional after the papal motorcade left. “We need this shield of faith” because “the devil doesn’t throw flowers at us” but “flaming arrows” to kill us, he said. “I got to meet the Pope”.

The conference is the largest gathering of Catholic families from all over the globe.

Although his United Nations remarks on the environment and the economy carried a message many liberals welcomed, Francis also affirmed church doctrine on abortion and sexuality. ‘It’s handsome to have dreams.

He then referenced Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. “Don’t forget about that”. The pope struggled to use it. The students patiently showed the pope how to master the touch screen, with one student eventually taking his hand and guiding it along the display.

The record announcement comes as the Argentinean-born Pope Francis wraps up his visit to the USA this week. They include the pope’s June 2014 invocation for peace together with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas during a visit to the Vatican.

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On Saturday morning, Francis flies from Kennedy Airport to Philadelphia.

“He’s an instinctual politician and the people he relates to are those he regards as the most fragile”, said Margaret Crahan, director of the Cuba program at the Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University. “And he derives warmth from children”. He will visit a Catholic elementary school in the heavily Hispanic and black neighborhood of East Harlem. They will pray and talk about community service and the environment.

After that, Francis will be cheered on by 80,000 New Yorkers in Central Park during a procession down West Drive from 72nd St.to 60th St.

Francis will be the first pope to visit Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem on Friday.

Francis, the first pope born outside Europe in modern times, has won a wide following even outside the 1.2 billion-strong Catholic world for his emphasis on social justice rather than conservative sexual mores.