“I ask that you have the grace to be very close to your children, letting them grow, but being by their side. They need you, your presence, to be there, your love!”
— Pope Francis, speaking to fathers present in St. Peter’s Square March 19, the feast of St. Joseph, patron saint of the universal church and Jesus’ earthly father
“I came here because I have a gift and I want to share that gift. I am here to evangelize.”
— Sr. Cristina Scuccia, a 25-year-old member of the Ursuline Sisters of the Holy Family who has appeared March 19 on the singing competition “The Voice of Italy,” where she sang Alicia Keys’ “No One.”
