Pope Francis makes surprise visit to amusement park

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Pope Francis left the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon go to Ostia, a seaside town not far from Rome, to greet Sister Geneviève Jeanningros and the employees of the Summer Park Festival at Luna Park.

According to the Holy See Press Office, the pontiff visited Jeanningros, an 81-year-old nun who has been serving homosexuals and “transgender” people at the Italian Luna Park for 56 years.

The nun lives there in a trailer with another nun named Anna Amelia, with whom she also accompanies the community.

The Holy Father took the opportunity to greet the fairground workers and circus artists, who put on a show.

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Pope Francis makes surprise visit to amusement park

According to the Holy See Press Office, the pontiff visited Sister Geneviève Jeanningros, who has been serving homosexuals and “transgender” people for 56 years.

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Pope Francis receives a music box shaped like a carousel from a boy named Oscar during a visit to the "Luna Park di Ostia" amusement park in Ostia, Italy, July 31, 2024. Seated next to the pope is Sister Geneviève Jeanningros, 81, a Little Sister of Jesus who lives in a trailer on the carnival grounds and provides pastoral care to the workers. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

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Sister Geneviève Jeanningros, 81, and Sister Anna Amelia, who are members of the Little Sisters of Jesus, greeted the pope who arrived at the "Luna Park di Ostia" amusement park around 3 p.m. July 31 in a small white Fiat, according to Vatican News.

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