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The ‘Francis effect:’ Pope expected to draw 1 million young people to Brazil for World Youth Day In true Francis fashion, the pope surprised parishoners at the Saint Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Saturday with an unannounced and quiet visit. Before his big trip to Brazil, Pope Francis made an impromptu prayer stop at St. Mary Major basilica on Saturday — catching his faithful off guard but leaving no one too shocked. The leader of the Catholic Church slipped in through a side door and spent more than half an hour in silent prayer on his knees in front of an icon of the Madonna. Before making a quiet exit, he told his followers to pray for the millions of young people traveling to Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 10:45:27 +0000

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