As he celebrated Mass Feb. 8 to mark the World Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, Czerny said St. Josephine Bakhita’s story is “a story of hope, from captivity and slavery to eventually learning of God in a convent of sisters.”
Bishops and priests have repeatedly called the parties involved in the Bolivian dispute to dialogue and look for negotiated solutions, but observers say those pleas so far have fallen largely on deaf ears.
Although the cow was not able to enter the square, farmer Cristian Belloni milked her during the brief demonstration and offered samples to passers-by and pilgrims gathered for the Angelus.
Argentina’s first saint has already performed a new miracle at her own canonization Mass Sunday, bringing Pope Francis and rightwing Argentine President Javier Milei, known for his derogatory remarks about the pope, together for a warm embrace.