The pope shares his reflections on the state of the world as he prepares to celebrate the first World Children’s Day in Rome, May 25-26 –- an event created to highlight the new generation as the hope for the future.

Cardinal Tagle is pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization's Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches.

In her bag were pairs of new Altra and Brooks shoes and a journal to chronicle what will essentially be an unprecedented 12-state Eucharistic procession.