‘Dream come true’

On Wednesday morning, 11 September, Pope Francis met with a group of young people in Dili, Timor-Leste, his last event in the country before he headed to Singapore. The Pope gave the young people two pieces of advice: ‘Be noisy’ and ‘respect your elders’.

Among those in attendance was 24 year-old Lucrezia Cesar Maria Assunção Neci. She spoke to Vatican News’ Linda Bordoni about her hopes for the Pope's visit. “There’s a lot of conflict between the youth,” Ms Assunção Neci said. “Our unity and fraternity is getting a little bit lost. So I hope that, after this visit, we can be more united, we can love each other, and we can live in peace”.

Assunção Neci expressed her hope that the Pope’s visit might be able to build on this shared faith to promote harmony in the country. What she hopes, she said, is that Pope Francis might “encourage young people to live out our faith in love, peace, and unity”.

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