In N.Y. visit, Pope Francis will sit in chair made by Latino day laborers
*It seems that even in the details the Pope’s visit to the U.S. will be filled with symbolism. VL
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. (AP) – Carpenter Hector Rojas tried to explain the emotion behind cutting, sanding and assembling a wooden chair that Pope Francis will use during a Mass at Madison Square Garden in his first U.S. visit.
[pullquote]”It is a great pleasure to do this. The pope is our idol,” Santamaria said.[/pullquote]“It’s a beautiful feeling, when people count on you,” said Rojas, who is from Mexico but lives in Port Chester, north of New York City.
Rojas, 30, Francisco Santamaria, 61, of Nicaragua and Fausto Hernandez, 51, of the Dominican Republic are day laborers from Don Bosco Workers and Obreros Unidos de Yonkers, chosen by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York to build the chair.
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