Young Zimbabwean volunteer talks about lunch with the Pope

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis told a dozen young people at lunch with him on Saturday that they should never lose hope. His words came as he enjoyed a simple meal with young men and women serving as volunteers for World Youth Day in the Polish city of Krakow.

The young people invited to join the Pope for lunch came from all the different continents and included representatives from New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Italy, Columbia, as well as the host nation, Poland.

Each one of them was able to ask Pope Francis a question, to which he replied with the help of an interpreter.

Raviro Tnotnda Karidza, from Zimbabwe, spoke to Lydia O’Kane after the event to share her excitement and talk about the Pope’s words to the youth…

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