ABF and Fondation St. Luc with Pope Francis

Rome, July 2015 – ABF and some of the members of the staff of the Haitian partner Fondation St. Luc have spent some days together in Rome. The group visited the Capital for three days; moreover, on July 3rd, they attended the audience of Pope Francis in Saint Peter’s Square together.

Father Fitho, Laura Biancalani and Maestro Bocelli personally met the Pope; they exchanged thoughts with the Holy Father, with major focus on the emergency conditions of the Caribbean Island. Finally, they handed him a rosary, coming from Haiti, in wish to pray jointly for a raise up of the Country.

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