Pope Leo XIV Visit by surprise The Sanctuary of Genazzano

Were and tourists have taken a capital surprise this Saturday with the surprise visit of Pope Leo XIV to the Augustinian sanctuary of the Mother of Buon Consiglio in GenazzanOr, in the Castelli Romani, according to the Italian agency ANSA.IT, a fact that has also been collected in social networks. It is not the first time that Robert Prevost visits the Sanctuary of the Castelli Romanii, on the outskirts of the city of Rome

According to the Italian news agency, which includes sources close to the Pontiff, Prevost has always attended this place with each important appointment, as happened when it was appointed Prior general of the Augustinians, Bishop, Cardinal and, now, Pope.

Upon arrival at the sanctuary, the Holy Father greeted the faithful and the crowd that in the meantime he had gathered in the small square at the entrance of the sanctuary. Leo XIV arrived in a dark sedan, where he sat next to the driver.

The mother of good advice is a venerated Marian invocation in the Catholic Church, particularly in the Italian city of Genazzano. It is believed that the image of Our Lady of Good Council appeared in Genazzano, and is a place of pilgrimage and devotion.

The story tells that during the feast of the Virgen of the Good Council, an angelic music was heard, and a ray of light descended to the wall of a chapel, where the painting of the Virgin was discovered with her son. The news of the appearance came to Rome, and Pope Paulo II ordered an investigation.