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WATCH: The Long Silence of the Pope Before the Virgin of Guadalupe

Elizabeth Scalia - published on 02/13/16

The quiet was pervasive …Pope Francis had asked for a few private moments to reverence the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. After gifting the image with yellow roses, as is his habit, the pontiff spent a brief but intense time at prayer, and the quiet was pervasive.

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