More than 6,000 children from 84 countries filled the Paul VI Audience Hall for a meeting with Pope Francis. The Pope invited them to the Vatican at the beginning of October.
Singers, Beret and Mr. Rain, performed as the Pope entered the Hall, greeting the children as he passed by.
After a brief introduction, Pope Francis answered questions from a group of children. And his answers were tailored to them.
I wanted to ask you. What do you dream about at night?
I don't know what I dream at night. But I don't dream because I sleep.
But when you get angry, how do you calm yourself down?
POPE FRANCIS
But I don't bite, you know? I don't bite. How do we calm down? Once, somebody who helped me so much in life, when I was a child, told me: when you are angry, before you respond, drink a glass of water. That's good advice.
The children who asked the Pope questions came from countries like Ukraine, Syria, the Philippines and Italy. There was also a girl of Palestinian origin.
Pope Francis also spoke with them about the need to build a better world in peace and together they spent a few moments in prayer for that intention.
At the end, the Pope greeted the sick children who attended the event.
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