Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Transylvania’s Marian pilgrimage shrine

Șumuleu-Ciuc, Romania, Jun 1, 2019 / 04:04 am (CNA).- Pope Francis celebrated Mass Saturday at a 16th century Marian pilgrimage site in Transylvania, calling upon the Romanians and Hungarians present to “journey together” as a pilgrim people.

“To go on pilgrimage … means leaving behind our security and comfort and setting out for a new land that the Lord wants to give us,” Pope Francis said in his homily June 1.