“Today we pray for Valencia and the rest of the areas of Spain that are suffering from water.” Pope Francis pronounced these words in support of the victims of the Dana before even taking a seat in his General Hearing of November 6, 2024.
The pontiff, who wanted to have a gesture with the victims and did not stay there. That day, the audience presided over a Image of Our Lady of the ForsakenPatron of Valencia, adorned with some roses.
“I wanted to greet the Virgen de los Desamparados, the Virgin who protects the poor, Patroness of Valencia, who suffers so much,” said the Pope, as he collected.
“Other parts of Spain are also suffering, but today Valencia is underwater. I wanted here the Virgin of Valencia, this little image that The Spaniards gave me“Francisco said.
As he highlighted , He also appointed two Valencian auxiliary bishops. It was Arturo Javier García Pérez, rector of the Santo Tomás de Villanueva College and Fernando Enrique Ramón Casas, former rector of the Episcopal Seminary and Vicar of Vicaría V, Lliría, Requena and Ademuz.
