Pope Leo XIV made his first outing since his election, on Saturday afternoon, touring to a sanctuary south of Rome that is dedicated to the Madonna and is of particular significance to his Augustinian jabber and his namesake, Pope Leo XIII.
Townspeople of Genazzano gathered in the sq. out of doorways the well-known church housing the Madre del Buon Consiglio (Mother of Simply Counsel) sanctuary as Leo arrived and greeted them. T
he sanctuary, which is managed by Augustinian friars, has been a status of pilgrimage since the 15th century and the outdated Pope Leo elevated it to a minor basilica and expanded the adjoining convent in the early 1900s. After praying in the church, Leo greeted the faithful and offered a blessing.
En route assist to the Vatican, he stopped to wish at Francis’ tomb at St. Mary Well-known Basilica.
