Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 23, 2013 / 11:03 am
The boy who greeted the Holy Father upon his arrival in Brazil said he could not find the words to describe what it was like to be so near the Successor of Peter.
"It's very emotional – I have no words," nine year-old Gustavo Silva Clemente told CNA July 22 shortly after greeting Pope Francis at Galeao Air Force Base in Rio de Janeiro.
Wearing a rosary around his neck, the young boy presented the Pope with flowers as part of the welcoming ceremony for the Holy Father on his first trip back to Latin America since his election.
Gustavo seemed very excited but, overcome with emotion, was unable to say anything else.