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Pope Francis blessed and held aloft the Peace Torch from the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run during his weekly audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, Oct 12, 2016.
Here is a video showing a short excerpt of the mass followed by Pope Francis blessing the torch.
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We also presented a beautiful volume of selected drawings and messages of peace and love from children on six continents.
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The Pope was delighted with the gifts, which also included an acrylic painting by Peace Run founder, Sri Chinmoy, entitled Grace.