Although Pope Francis usually only prays the Angelus in St. Peter's Square on Sundays, he also did so for the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. He took this opportunity to explain the meaning of Mary's Magnificat to pilgrims.
After praying the Angelus in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis turned his attention to the humanitarian crisis in Somalia, where more than 750,000 have been internally displaced due to severe drought.
Pope Francis praised the departure of the first ships loaded with grain from Ukrainian ports since the start of the war.
Her name was Sister Luisa Dell'Orto, and she belonged to the Little Sisters of the Gospel.
