Pope Francis Lauds Paraguayan Women in Mass

Pope Francis on Saturday visited Paraguay's most important pilgrimage site, where thousands of his fellow Argentines joined with hundreds of thousands of local faithful to welcome Latin America's first pope. "Being here with you makes me feel at home,'' Francis said in his homily. He then spoke affectionately about the women of tiny, landlocked Paraguay, praising them for rebuilding the country after a devastating war in the 1860s wiped out more than half the...

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