Once again Pope Leo has left the Vatican. Although in truth, he did not move far, since his visit was to the Augustinian's curia, his order, which is only a few meters away.
There, he celebrated Mass and had lunch. Dozens of people were excitedly awaiting his departure.
"I saw his arm and I took lots of photographs. We stood there for an hour and it was very exciting."
"We weren't planning on seeing him or anything. So we went to the Vatican, we went to the Colosseum and when we saw all the people here, the truth is that it was very exciting; because he came out last week, we thought he was not going to be here and to see him like this is priceless."
Pope Leo's visits to his Augustinian community are becoming a habit. Perhaps because of the importance that living in fraternity has to this religous group. It is one of the core aspects of their charism.
"Good. We celebrated Mass together, then we had lunch, and that's it..The sense of community… At the center of our Augustinian life is the community."
Tuesday is also usually the day of rest for the popes. It is the day when no official meetings are scheduled. Perhaps that's why the new pope decided to spend part of the day there.
