Italian farmers took a cow to raise awareness about the difficulties of their profession. The cow was able to attend Pope Francis' Angelus under the watchful gaze of the faithful gathered in the square.
At the end of his prayer, the Pope greeted the farmers and peasants present in thesquare, Italian media report. Meanwhile, farmers have sent a letter to the Pope to invoke ‘his support and blessing’ for free milk distribution this Sunday in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican.