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Vatican City, Jun 8, 2014 \/ 04:04 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- During an audience with Pope Francis and the policeman of Italy, a young officer explained that his job is in fact a lifestyle of service, in which he is constantly attentive to the needs of others.<\/p>\n

\tSpeaking with CNA, Matteo Gianerelli said that he decided to be a policeman \u201cbecause my father was. He is an example for me, so I want to follow him in this job, which is not a job but a way of life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tGianerelli was present during a June 6 audience with Pope Francis and the Italian police force, the carabinieri, held in honor of the 200th anniversary of their founding.<\/p>\n

\tBeing a police officer means \u201cto help people, the people that need my help\u201d Gianerelli observed, adding that he wants \u201cto make things good for everyone. So this is what I want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cTo strive to help the people, because in this job we help the people that are in need, that ask for help. And this is a great thing. This makes me happy\u201d he said,\u00a0explaining that\u00a0\u201cI do this job not for the money, but to help people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tReflecting on the significance of having an audience with Pope Francis, the officer explained that \u201cI like it, I like his words.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cHe\u2019s a great Pope, a great one,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tIn his address to the carabinieri Pope Francis thanked the officers for their service, explained that there is a strong bond of \u201cbond of solidarity, trust and dedication to the common good\u201d between them and the history of Italy.<\/p>\n

\tExplaining to the officers gathered that \u201cyour vocation is service,\u201d the Pope observed that their specific mission \u201cis expressed in service to others and commits you to correspond every day to the confidence and esteem that the people place in you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThis,\u201d he said, \u201crequires constant availability, patience, a spirit of sacrifice and sense of duty.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tIn wake of the long tradition of their 200 years of existence, the Pope stated that it is still \u201ccontinued with serenity and generosity in your service, bearing witness to the ideals that animate you and your families, who are always at your side.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tPope Francis also used the audience as an occasion to announce that on Sept. 13 of this year he will travel to the military shrine of Redipuglia, located in the northeastern Italian province of Gorizia, \u201cto pray for the fallen from all wars.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe occasion for the visit, he revealed, is the hundred-year anniversary of \u201cthe beginning of that enormous tragedy that was the First World War, of which I have heard so many painful stories from the lips of my grandfather.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tContaining the remains of more than 100,000 veterans, the Shrine of Redipuglia is the largest military shrine in Italy and sits directly across from what used to be the graveyard from which remains were taken.<\/p>\n

\tMade of a large stone staircase, the shrine\u2019s construction first began in 1935 and was completed three years later, being inaugurated in September 1938.<\/p>\n

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