By Currents News
A Brooklyn priest and his mother shared a brief but joyful moment with Pope Leo XIV following the pontiff’s general audience on March 11.
Father Henry Torres of Mary of Nazareth parish in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, along with his mother, shook hands with the pope.
The encounter included shared laughter and the exchange of gifts. Father Torres presented Pope Leo XIV with a book highlighting how immigrants have shaped the Diocese of Brooklyn.
He also gave the pontiff a candle, which the pope said he would light while praying for the Diocese of Brooklyn.