Pope pays surprise visit to Rome school (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, May 25 - Pope Francis on Friday paid a surprise visit to a state school in south-east Rome, the Istituto Comprensivo Elisa Scala, as part of his Fridays of Mercy programme.
    The school is linked to Elisa Scala, an 11-year-old bright pupil who died of leucemia in 2015, and in whose name a library now counting thousands of books was created, the Vatican press office said.
    Francis spoke with her parents, who showed him around the library.