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Peru: Pope ends Trujillo visit, returns to Lima

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18:20 | Lima, Jan. 20.

The Holy Father has returned to the Peruvian capital after a visit to La Libertad region's capital, Trujillo.

His Holiness Pope Francis carried out a series of activities during the third day of his trip to Peru.

The first one was an open-air mass he led for around 500,000 believers at Huanchaco Beach.

Then, he greeted pilgrims from his Popemobile as he toured the streets of the city.

Later, he led a meeting with the priests, religious authorities and seminarists belonging to 11 ecclesiastical districts in northern Peru.

Afterwards, the Supreme Pontiff rode his Popemobile to the city's main square to preside over a Marian celebration of Our Lady of the Gate and deliver a speech before heading back to Lima.

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Published: 1/20/2018