Pope Francis: “Youth, faith and vocational discernment”
On March 25th, marking the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, Pope Francis visited the Italian hill town of Loreto, on the Adriatic Sea, a popular pilgrimage site for the Basilica of the Holy House of Mary, where Mary is believed to have grown up. On the occasion, Francis offered the Virgin Mary the Post-Synodal Exhortation of the Synod of Bishops on the theme: “Youth, faith and vocational discernment”, held in the Vatican from Oct. 3-28, 2018.