2013年7月21日星期日

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Pope heads to Brazil to visit youth, poor

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 01:22 PM PDT

Pope Francis makes his first trip outside Italy tomorrow and fittingly for the first Latin American pope he is flying to Brazil, home to more Roman Catholics than any other nation on earth.

Pope's Brazil trip spurs security, protest worries

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 09:35 AM PDT

Policemen from the Pacifying Police Unit, or 'UPP', patrol in the Varginha area of the Manguinhos slum complex where Pope Francis will visit next week during his trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, July 21, 2013. In one of the key events of his trip, the church's first Jesuit leader will venture into this rough slum that sits along a violence-soaked road known by locals as the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Since taking the helm of the world's biggest church in March, Pope Francis has waded into massive crowds with minimal protection to hug children and wash the feet of the faithful. He has surrounded himself with everyday worshippers at every turn, winning acclaim that he's breaking down barriers between the Vatican and the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.

Pope prays for World Youth Day

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 06:33 AM PDT

Pope Francis blesses the faithful during the Angelus noon prayer he celebrated from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, July 21, 2013. Francis leaves Monday, July 22, for Rio de Janeiro, where a million or more young Catholics are expected to celebrate the World Youth Day with their new pope. The trip is the first international journey for the 76-year-old Argentine since he became pope in March. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has thanked pilgrims in St. Peter's Square for their good wishes for his impending journey to Brazil for World Youth Day.

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