The 82 -year -old cousin (who arrived from Thailand), of Segni, Assange, Casarini: who was there, at the funeral of Pope Francis
The 82 -year -old relative, Ana Rosa Sivori; the founder of Wikileaks (in Rome with his wife and children); and the chief mission of the Mediterranean NGO
La cousin, Sister Ana Rosa Sivori: « I struggled to read her calligraphy »
Sister Ana Rosa Sivori at 82 years old did not hesitate to get on a plane in Thailand to reach Rome. She, Francesco’s cousin, had a small heart in front of the coffin. Ana Rosa and Francesco letters were written, using paper and pen, in an wait that was not in a hurry. « He with his very small calligraphy that I struggled to read, » says the Salesian nun who has had news of sob of his illness. « Everything seemed so sudden: we thought that the health was returning, instead everything has changed in a moment. »
The rabbi of signs and the participation on the day of Shabbat
The Shabbat did not stop the charitable gesture of the Rabbi Capo of Rome Riccardo di Segni against the Catholic Church. This too was able to humanity of Pope Francis, being able to bring the rabbi to St. Peter’s Square on Saturday, or Shabbat, the day of rest that is fundamental in tradition and in Jewish life. It was not obvious. On the contrary. It has been since 2001 that Riccardo Di Segni has taken the place of Elio Toaff as head of the Jewish community of Rome. With him in St. Peter’s Square also Noemi di Segni, president of the union of Jewish communities.
Luca Casarini, who with Bergoglio spoke of massacres at sea
The gaze off, the sadness drawn on the face. Luca Casarini knew Pope Francis well, they often saw themselves to talk about migrants and massacres at sea. Casarini is the chief mission of the Mediterranean NGO. When he met Francesco for the first time it was 2019. « And he embraced me like a friend. » No Global of the Social Centers and Capopopolo at the G8 in Genoa with the white suits, despite this stormy past last November Francesco wanted Luca Casarini at the Synod, special invited together with seven other people around the world.
Assange’s wife, and « the Pope’s support when Julian was in prison »
Julian Assange yesterday morning was among the faithful in St. Peter’s Square with the two children and his wife Stella. His presence was another testimony of how Pope Francis lived his life as a shepherd. And on Wikileaks account X the wife Stella, his former lawyer, wrote: « Now that Julian is free we came to Rome to express the gratitude of my family to support the Pope during the persecution of Julian ».
Julian Assange’s family had been received by Francesco in 2023, a year before he was freed. Until June 2024, in fact, Assange had been in prison in London for making secret documents relating to war crimes public in 2010.
Canadian natives and the message of gratitude
Impossible yesterday morning not to notice that colorful feathers on the head of a Canadian native present at the funeral in Square San Pietro. A woman, he actually said, a Canadian capable, would seem, even if among the official delegations of Canada there is no trace of his presence. But the natives of Canada cannot forget the Pope’s presence. It was 2022 when Francesco went with his wheelchair in the Maskwacis park, to apologize for abuses out of 150 thousand children in « re -educational » schools managed by Catholics until 1996.
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