Rome has visibly beefed up security in the wake of last week’s attacks in Paris, with soldiers on guard in busy areas of the Italian capital and heightened checks for visitors to Vatican City.
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Pope Francis’ walk to Central African Republic, got ready for Nov. 28-29, is still booked to proceed notwithstanding notices from France of significant security chances, the Vatican representative affirmed on Thursday (November 19).
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“We’re following the situation, and will take decisions that can be necessary if there’s something unforeseen or unusual”, Lombardi said. He will visit the Central African Republic and make a final security assessment.
While this door will be opened to everyone to offer grace of forgiveness, the Pope said we also must have the courage to enter.
This, the Pope said, is the meaning of the jubilee: “Letting the Lord enter and go out”.
“The whole world” seems to be at war today, the pope said, and there is “no justification” for it.
Middle school teacher Angela Cappone, who brought students to the audience from Lorsarno, Calabria, said a few mothers anxious about allowing their children to go on the trip, “but we encouraged them to let them come”. “It would be odd, though, to ride around in an open popemobile but wear a bulletproof vest”.
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Back in Italy, meanwhile, the president and secretary-general of the country’s episcopal conference have both confirmed that plans for the Jubilee Year of Mercy will not change. Fico also says the intelligence services and police force should be given more powers and the country will increase the number of police in special forces as well policemen.
