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POPE CALLS ON YOUNG PEOPLE TO DRIVE CAREFULLY

VATICAN CITY, 19 JAN 2011 (VIS) - At the end of today's general audience the
Holy Father greeted members of the Italian association "Figli in paradiso: ali
tra cielo e terra" (Children in paradise: wings between heaven and earth) which
brings together members of families in which children have died. "Do not let
yourselves be overcome with desolation and despair", the Pope said.
"Rather,
transform your suffering into hope, as Mary did at the foot of the cross".

He also encouraged young people "to calculate risks and to act at all times
with prudence and a sense of responsibility, especially when driving a motor
vehicle, in order to protect your own lives and those of others". Addressing
the priests who spiritually accompany the bereaved families, Benedict XVI
encouraged them to continue their generous service, giving assurances of his
prayers "for all young people who have lost their lives".
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