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In 2024 when the WSWIAF was invited back again to meet with the Pope, I was asked to be one of the leaders joining our delegation.  I was overwhelmed with a flood of emotions and reactions—honored, humbled, anxious, amazed, curious and of course in over my head!  But as the team was preparing for the meeting and thinking together about what this unusual third meeting should be about, what we wanted to accomplish, and what Pope Francis might want from us, I began to get the sense that this time was different.

My Thoughts on Meeting Pope Francis, Valley Interfaith Project