Olivia and Sofia, the daughters of Gianluca Vialli, the former footballer who passed away on January 6, took part in Pope Francis' general audience this morning.
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Vialli's Wife and Daughters in Audience with the Pope in Rome
He reports it 'Vatican News', according to which the two girls were accompanied by their mother Cathryn White Cooper, from the two older brothers di vial and the very young grandchildren.
From the Pope to the family vial she didn't come “empty-handed”. Yes, she donated a T-shirt of the Italian national team. But, above all, she showed up with the commitment to relaunch the courageous Christian testimony of love for life that led the “captain” of the family to live and talk about the disease – cancer – without being ashamed of fragility.
Mass one month after Vialli's death
The whole family participated yesterday evening in the Eucharistic celebration presided over by the Cardinal Archpriest in St. Peter's Basilica. Mauro Gambetti. Also present at the Mass was the technical commissioner of the Italian national football team Roberto Mancini – to remember Gianluca one month after his death.
Article published on 8 February 2023 - 19:55