Pope’s lunch with the poor: fragility as a source of strength for communities

By Antonella Palermo Hope, welcome, and inclusion are the values that inspired the organizers of the initiative “Lunch with the Pope,” which will take place on Saturday, July 11 in the Pontifical gardens of Castel Gandolfo. Two hundred people—including 35 children—living in vulnerable circumstances and accompanied by the Diocese of Rome and affiliated charitable organizations, will spend an entire day immersed in beauty and lived spirituality against the backdrop of this extraordinary setting. "This place is especially precious because it was closed to the world for 400 years, then opened by Pope Francis, and today is thrown wide open by Pope Leo. It is now welcoming these people, who for us are the guests of honor," said Donatella Parisi, Communications Coordinator of the Laudato Si' Higher Education Center.