Kids help Pope celebrate 86th birthday with cake, circus performers
December 19, 2022 at 5:40 p.m.
The group of children receiving assistance from the Vatican's St. Martha Dispensary, a maternal and pediatric clinic, were treated to a show by circus performers in the Vatican's Paul VI hall Dec. 18, and to a large white sheet cake adorned with one tall candle.
The Pope thanked his guests for their visit and for a "day of joy that helps us prepare for Christmas."
He also reminded everyone to not forget to pray for the children of Ukraine – "so many children who suffer because of war and they suffer also in other places because of injustice."
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The group of children receiving assistance from the Vatican's St. Martha Dispensary, a maternal and pediatric clinic, were treated to a show by circus performers in the Vatican's Paul VI hall Dec. 18, and to a large white sheet cake adorned with one tall candle.
The Pope thanked his guests for their visit and for a "day of joy that helps us prepare for Christmas."
He also reminded everyone to not forget to pray for the children of Ukraine – "so many children who suffer because of war and they suffer also in other places because of injustice."