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A child joined Pope Francis on stage at the general audience of October 20. The Pope welcomed him, saying he was giving a message related to the theme of the catechesis during these weeks: St. Paul's lessons on freedom.
The Pope said:
Bishop Leonardo Sapienza left his seat to the Pope's right, to the applause of the hundreds of faithful gathered in the Paul VI Hall, so that the child could sit down.
The child was quite interested in the Pope's zucchetto and seemed intent on investigating it, even drawing one of the prelates by hand to help him. The child was visibly pleased when he was given one of his own, and returned to his parents.
