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In Mass for Latin America, Pope calls for 'new models of development'
Source: Reuters
In Mass for Latin America, Pope calls for 'new models of development'
VATICAN CITY Fri Dec 12, 2014 4:45pm EST
(Reuters) - Pope Francis, celebrating one of Latin America's most important feast days, on Friday called on the continent of his birth to find "new models of development" to help the poor, the suffering and those he said "hunger for justice."
The pope made his comments in a homily at a colorful mass sung in Spanish to mark the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of Latin America's most revered religious figures.
"We ask that the future of Latin America be forged for the poor and those who suffer, those who hunger and thirst for justice," said the Argentine pope, who has often attacked the global economic system for failing to share wealth.
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VATICAN CITY Fri Dec 12, 2014 4:45pm EST
(Reuters) - Pope Francis, celebrating one of Latin America's most important feast days, on Friday called on the continent of his birth to find "new models of development" to help the poor, the suffering and those he said "hunger for justice."
The pope made his comments in a homily at a colorful mass sung in Spanish to mark the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of Latin America's most revered religious figures.
"We ask that the future of Latin America be forged for the poor and those who suffer, those who hunger and thirst for justice," said the Argentine pope, who has often attacked the global economic system for failing to share wealth.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/12/us-pope-latinamerica-idUSKBN0JQ27420141212