Pope Francis has announced that the Vatican will host a global meeting on children’s rights on February 3, 2025, with the theme “Let us love them and protect them.”
Vatican News
Wednesday, November 20, marks the International Day of the Rights of the Child and Adolescent, dedicated to improving the well-being of children around the world. On this occasion, Pope Francis remembered children and adolescents in his weekly audience.
During the general audience, the Pope announced a summit called the World Meeting on the Rights of the Child, which will be held in the Vatican on February 3, 2025.
The Pope greeted a group of about 100 children from the Sant’Egidio community in the courtyard of St. Peter’s Basilica, who ran to greet him after the announcement of the summit.
“Kids are like that,” Pope joked. “One starts and then they all come!”
The theme of the summit is “Love and Protect” and will bring together experts and guests from around the world.
The Pope said his mission is to “discuss new ways to help and protect the millions of children who still do not have rights, who live in precarious conditions, are exploited and abused and who are exposed to the horrors of wars.” consequences.”
