Pope to Visit Brazil Slum, Meet Prisoners

Pope Francis will visit the poor in a favela and meet young prisoners when he travels to Brazil on his first international trip as pontiff in July, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
 
Francis, who has said he wants to make concern for the poor a hallmark of his papacy, will visit the Manguinhos slum in Rio de Janeiro on the fourth day of his July 22-29 trip to the world’s largest Catholic country.
 
Manguinhos is one of Rio’s most visible favelas, wedged between a busy highway … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: Economy and Finance


 

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