VATICAN CITY
Catholic News Service
June 30, 2020
By Carol Glatz
Pope Francis said he was praying for the hundreds of Catholics in Poland who turned to him directly, urging him to “rebuild our church” and criticizing the country’s bishops for hiding cases of abuse against minors.
Matteo Bruni, head of the Vatican press office, said the pope was aware of the appeal paid for by more than 600 Catholics in Poland so that it could be published as a paid ad in the Italian newspaper, La Repubblica, June 29.
The pope “is praying for those who have turned to him,” Bruni said in a written statement June 30.
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