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A general view of pilgrims with their sleeping bags on Copacabana Beach ahead of Pope Francis’ Sunday mass in Rio de Janeiro, July 28, 2013. Source: Reuters/Stefano Rellandini

Millions expected for final Mass of papal trip

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 28, 2013 | World

Rio de Janeiro, AP—Pilgrims staked out spots on the sand of Copacabana beach for an all-night slumber party ahead of the final Mass of Pope Francis’ stay in Brazil, a trip that has drawn rapturous crowds of up to 3 million faithful. Francis headed into the final...

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Pope Francis celebrates a mass during his visit at Lampedusa Island, southern Italy, July 8, 2013. Pope Francis makes his first official trip outside Rome on Monday with a visit to Lampedusa, the tiny island off Sicily that has been the first port of safety for untold thousands of migrants crossing by sea from North […]

Pope blasts indifference over migration deaths

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 8, 2013 | World

Lampedusa, AP—Pope Francis on Monday denounced the “globalization of indifference” that greets migrants who risk their lives trying to reach Europe, as he traveled to the farthest reaches of Italy to draw attention to their plight and to mourn those who...