Pope urges hope in visit to Peru area devastated by floods
By Reuters
21 January 2018 |
5:00 pm
Pope Francis, visiting an area of Peru that was devastated last year by heavy rains linked to climate change and plagued by gang violence, urges people not to lose hope.
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