“He is a Pope that I have always had at heart, from the moment of his election. After his words, I remember being moved”. These are the words of Andrea Bocelli to TV2000, the CEI broadcaster, in a video message that will be broadcast during the special evening “Francesco – La Chiesa che vorrei” ("Francis - The Church I wish I had") live tonight on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the pontificate of Pope Francis, elected on March 13, 2013. “I have many beautiful memories with the Pope - underlines the singer - I remember when he received me together with all my family and little Virginia, just one year old, who spontaneously kissed him. The heart of the innocent understands many things that the heart of adults does not understand”. “Pope Francis has always been close to us, spurring us to work in Haiti as we had already begun to do. He is a Pope who is always on the side of the poor. In addition to advising, suggesting and blessing, Francis is a Pope who listens. I thank him for everything he has done and will do”.