BETALBATIM, April 22 -- AUGUSTO RODRIGUES

On a cold morning of May 1, 2019 in Italy, the family of Joe Pereira from Betalbatim were surprised when the cavalcade carrying late Pope Francis stopped by them, and a Pontifical Swiss Guard lifted three- year-old Vania Pereira from her father's shoulders and placed her in the Pope's hands.

"When I was hugged, I was happy to make a new friend. I am sad of what happened, but he will be my friend forever," says Vania who is now eight and trying to understand the gloom at her residence.

Late Pope Francis touched millions of lives and his touch still reverberates in the Pereira family; memories of that family trip to Vatican City and the encounter with the late Pope Francis bring tears in their ey...