First, and foremost, I am actually not an awful person – I am exactly how God made me, “we love because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19. God designed me this way – to love to be loved!

St Mary Major, around 2.5 miles from the Vatican, was dear to Francis because of his devotion to Mary, Mother of God. He prayed there before setting off on and returning from each overseas trip.