The People Pope Francis Brought Together

Pope Francis’s visit to New York drew over 20,000 people to Madison Square Garden alone, where he said mass.

Working with Univision, I interviewed several people on why they were seeing Pope Francis. Their stories and prayers highlight how special the event was for so many different people.

Entre miles de personas que tuvieron que esperar más de dos horas para entrar en el Madison Square Garden estaba Natalia Garza, residente de Nueva Jersey y originaria de México. "Estoy aquí para recibir la gracia de Dios. Siento que es una gran bendición que yo esté aquí, porque realmente quería asistir. Estoy muy agradecida por esta experiencia", dijo. Foto: @margueriteward #PapaEnEEUU (Un proyecto de @UniNoticias y @cunyjschool)

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"Sister [Jolanta] is from Ukraine. I am from Europe. So we know the experience of the refugees. We want to pray for them, pray for peace," Sister Justyna of the Missionary Sisters of St. Benedict said. #RostrosPapaUnivision #popecunyj #popeinnyc #religion #faith

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"I'm praying for a family whose son just committed suicide and a couple of women who hair found they are pregnant, who are single and are struggling with that. So I'm praying for some people who are struggling and trying to do the right thing in a tough world," said Father Agustino Torres, 39, from Patterson, New Jersey. #RostrosPapaUnivision #popefrancis #popecunyj #faith #religion #popeinnyc

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"The emotion for everybody! I pray for peace for the world and the old people, for love," said Francisca Almonte, 45-year-old resident of New York. #RostrosPapaUnivision #popeinnyc #popecunyj #popefrancis #faith #religion

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"Seeing all of these people here, it reminds us that we are not alone. There are a lot of Catholics here all to see the Pope, it's gives us faith, said Sister Jolanta of the Sisters of Saint Benedict based in Pennsylvania. #RostrosPapaUnivision #popecunyj #faith #religion #popeinnyc

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