When Pope Leo XIV locked eyes with 7-year-old Joaquim and held both of his hands as they smiled at each other in the popemobile, the boy’s parents felt it was a direct answer to their prayers.
The family had hoped for a chance to see the pope during his visit to Barcelona, but never imagined their son would receive such a personal blessing.
The moment was captured by Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press photographer Emilio Morenatti, preserving a memory the family will cherish forever.
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