Of course the Papal Mass was remarkable. The sunshine, the crowds, the Pope in his Jeep reaching out to the people, the Latin Liturgy, the assembled cardinals…
But later I was alone in a small side chapel in Santa Maria di Loreto. The furnishings were modern, uninspiring even, but simple, but the modern stained glass window moved me more than all the liturgy and pomp of the day. It is of the Mother holding the Child.