The Rotary Club Reggio Calabria at the Pope’s general audience

The Rotary Club of Reggio Calabria participated this morning in the general audience of Pope Francis in the Vatican. The delegation, which included Rotary authorities including the governor of District 2102 Maria Pia Porcino and the past governor of District 2100 Alfredo Foca, It was led by the president Giampaolo Latella. For the first time, the Reggio Rotary took part in the traditional Wednesday meeting with the Holy Father, in a festive atmosphere among pilgrims from all over the world. “We were very keen to reaffirm our deep relationship of faith and closeness to the Church and its values ​​- says President Latella -. The apprehension of the eve, linked to the Pope’s less than perfect health conditions that had led to the cancellation of the audiences of the previous days, dissolved in the happiness of all of us when, shortly before the arrival of the Pontiff, our delegation was also greeted among the delegations present in the square. Hearing the name of our club and the city of Reggio Calabria resonate on the solemnity of St. Peter filled us with emotion. The Holy Father’s reflection on the risks of superstition and, in some ways, of technology touched on a theme that needs to be dwelt on, also in order to promote service activities aimed at young people. But above all we want to underline – concludes Giampaolo Latella – the idem sentire that unites us to the Church in the commitment to peace and service to the least fortunate”.