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Pope
Francis took a moment during his General Audience on Wednesday to
remember Susanna Rufi, a 19-year-old girl from Rome who died of
meningitis on her way home from World Youth Day.
She was taken to the hospital in Vienna on Sunday evening, and died the next morning.
“We remember with affection Susanna, the Roman girl of this diocese,
who died soon after taking part in World Youth Day, while she was in
Vienna,” – Pope Francis said – “May the Lord, who certainly welcomed her
into Heaven, comfort her family and friends.”
Susanna had been active in the youth programme at St. Polycarp Parish
in Rome, and been preparing for over a year for her trip to Krakow.
The Italian Bishops Conference has asked Italian pilgrims to World
Youth Day to seek medical attention if they suffer any symptoms
associated with meningitis.
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