Fatima, Portugal, May 21, 2017 / 02:02 am
The photo of a baby dressed up as the pope at the Fatima Shrine rocked social media during Pope Francis' pilgrimage to Portugal for the centenary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
But what many do not know is the moving story behind this tender picture.
Diego Guerreiro is from the Portuguese city of Pinhal Novo, located some 25 miles from the capital, Lisbon. He was born prematurely at 33 weeks, weighed three pounds eleven ounces and measured 16 inches.
Speaking to Tvi24, his mother Carla said that after the birth she could not see her baby. "They had to immediately resuscitate him and take him away to the intensive care unit," she said.