Leon, Mexico, Mar 24, 2012 / 16:22 pm
Outside Miraflores School, where Pope Benedict XVI is staying in the Mexican city of León, thousands of young people have gathered to show their support and love.
“I’ll be here 20, 30, or 100 hours, whatever it takes, anything to see him. The Pope is my great inspiration,” Francisco Javier Aguilar told CNA on March 24.
The 15-year-old said he is waiting for the Pope “because he has been a huge inspiration for me. He holds an important place in my life because he deserves it and has done so many things.”
Aguilar is one of thousands watching for Pope Benedict, who will depart from Miraflores School late in the day for a meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderón. After the meeting, the Pope will greet children gathered in Guanajuato's Plaza de Paz