POPE FRANCIS AND THE POPE EMERITUS BENEDICT PARTICIPATE IN THE THIRD AGE DAY

28.IX.2014

28th September 2014 – “I would like to thank Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI for his presence. I have often said that I would like him to live in the Vatican City, because for me it was like having my grandfather at home. Thank you!”. These were the greetings Pope Benedict addressed to the Pope Emeritus, in the morning of 28th October 2014 in the church porch of St. Peter’s Basilica. It was during the Third Age Day, promoted by the Pontifical council for the Family. The square was full of old people, grandfathers and their families, from many different countries.