Hector Galan, parish priest of Lourdes de Zamora Church, said: 20 other towns in the Sayago region, What impact will his gift to Pope Leo last Friday have in the southern part of the state? … XIV in a private audience at the Vatican: “I even received a call from the media from the Holy See!”he commented with a laugh to ABC on the other end of the phone. This gift is none other than a photo of the N-630 highway sign indicating “Leon 14”, representing the distance from the capital of León. Bishop Zamorano himself accepted it, and the recent incident put a smile on the pope’s face, as evidenced by the images he shared on his social media profiles.
Galan went to Rome as secretary to Bishop Emeritus Francisco Simon Piorno, who lived in his town. He formed a great friendship with Robert Prevost Both men served as prelates in neighboring dioceses in Peru for 20 years. “We are very close and he is already 80 years old, so I always accompany him.” Bishop Zamorano said that after Robert Prevost was elected supreme pontiff, his friend Francisco Simon sought an audience and it was the pontiff’s own secretary who called them to the meeting, which took place recently last Friday. Leo XIV “proved to be a very affectionate and friend” meeting. For 30 minutes, “they discussed issues related to Peru.”
Priest Hector Galan and the rest of his companions received an audience.
At that time they gave the Pope the gifts they had brought from Zamora. Local ham, pasta from Sayago areathe catalog of the Age of Humanity exhibition now housed in the cathedral, and the aforementioned snapshot: “I remember when he was elected that photo was posted on social networks, so we came up with the idea of trying to make a joke about bringing his kilopoints to Spain.” The priest said that the supreme pontiff’s first reaction was “surprise”, but when he explained it to him, he “made me laugh”.
Regarding the meeting, he said in detail, “The atmosphere was very relaxed.” “He told us he played tennis one day a week, and they were reminiscing about anecdotes from Peru.” In reality, he added, “it was like a group of friends who hadn’t seen each other in a long time.” “He was very amiable.”
He also explained that they did not miss this opportunity and invited Leo. “It’s going to be in your plans.” It’s very likely,” says Zamorano, still in disbelief. “A huge impact” The one who had the gift.