He came to the papal audience to ask the pope for his prayers and for the grace of continuing on with faith in God. Gabriele Militello’s mentally disturbed wife killed their two children and herself a year ago.
“I have come to ask the Pope for a prayer and a word of peace that will illumine me on my difficult path,” said Militello, who was accompanied to the audience by an aunt who is a nun. “If I had not had the faith I would no longer be (sic) today; I am touching with my hand how the Lord is giving me the strength to go forward and continue to live.” Read more here.
