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Pope Leo Meets with Pilgrims After Egyptian Girl Dies of Heart Failure During Jubilee
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Pope Leo XIV has expressed his sorrow for the death of 18-year-old Egyptian Pascale Rafic during her trip to Rome to participate in the Jubilee of Youth.
Pope Leo XIV lamented this Saturday the death of a young Spaniard and an Egyptian woman who died “these days” before the beginning of the Youth Jubilee, presided this afternoon by the pontiff on the esplanade of Tor Vergata.
The 18-year-old woman, who suffered from a serious cardiological disease, died before arriving at the hospital in Colleferro. In this Jubilee another pilgrim lost her life: she is a 20-year-old Spaniard.
The presences confirm the forecasts made for the Catholic Woodstock. An 18-year-old pilgrim dies: heart attack during the return to the parish
Pope Leo XIV Prays for Egyptian Jubilee of Youth Pilgrim Who Died in Rome
Daniel Ibañez Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd following his unexpected ride around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican following the Jubilee of Youth welcome Mass — which was celebrated by Archbishop Rino Fisichella (right) — on July 29, 2025. According to the Holy See Press Office, the Pope privately met with the group of pilgrims on Saturday morning to give spiritual comfort to the young people left shaken by the tragic event.
Pope Leo meets with pilgrims after Egyptian girl dies of heart failure during Jubilee
Pope Leo XVI met with pilgrims from Egypt on Saturday, after learning one of the members of their group died on her way to Rome for the 2025 Jubilee. Pascale Rafic, who was only 18, died between on the night between Friday and Saturday of cardiac arrest in the southern suburbs of Rome. She had suffered from a heart condition. Meeting with the group of pilgrims in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican, Leo said sadness that death brings to all of them …
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