​Pope Francis has finishes his spiritual exercises in Ariccia- Help for the people of Syria

Prayer and solidarity united Pope Francis and the Roman Curia with war torn Aleppo during the week of spiritual exercises which closed on Friday, 10 March. The Pontiff celebrated a Mass for Syria on the morning of the last day of the retreat in Ariccia. In a gesture of closeness and solidarity, and with the contribution of the Roman Curia, he donated of 100,000 Euros for the poor people of Aleppo, a sort of spiritual twinning between the preacher of the exercises, Franciscan Giulio Michelini and his counterpart in Aleppo, Ibrahim Alsabagh. At the end of the last meditation, Pope Francis wished to thank Fr. Michelini for the preparation with which he guided the reflections. He recalled that, at times, a simple word is enough to promote spiritual meditation. The Holy Father returned to the Vatican late Friday morning. In the afternoon he is set to visit with the prefects of the Diocese. 

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