Pope Starts 8-Day Trip to South America

Pope Francis, the first South American pontiff, has returned to that continent to begin an eight-day visit to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay. The 78-year-old Jesuit pope landed in Ecuador's capital, Quito, Sunday afternoon on the first leg of his visit. At the airport, he was greeted by government and Church dignitaries, as well as colorfully dressed children and adults waving the papal flag and standing on either side of a long red carpet. Huge crowds also gathered along the route...

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