Pope Francis was set Saturday to hold a huge outdoor mass in a coastal region of Peru struggling to rebuild in the wake of devastating floods last year.
His visit to Trujillo province, some 560 kilometers (350 miles) north of Lima, will be a change of pace after a politically charged first day in the Latin American country where heRead more
Pope Francis sounded a stark warning about the future of the Amazon and its peoples during a visit to the region on Friday, saying they had "never been so threatened."
In a speech to thousands of tribe members on the edge of the rainforest in Peru, he said the Amazon and its peoples bore "deep wounds."
Francis lamented "the pressureRead more