Pope Leo hold first mass in Uruguay, urges crowd to be ‘bridge builders’
Vatican says some 40,000 Catholic faithful attended the pontiff's service in Uruguay's western city of Paysandu.
Vatican says some 40,000 Catholic faithful attended the pontiff's service in Uruguay's western city of Paysandu.
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- Uruguay, Pope Leo, Catholic, Paysandu
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