Pope preaches to faithful in Latin America

Pope Francis traveled to Latin America on a three nation tour, bringing him to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay. This is the second trip since his election for the Argentine born Pope; he journeyed to Brazil in 2013, soon after being elected to lead the Catholic Church.

In this photo, Francis is framed by a feather headdress worn by one of the indigenous people and children in traditional costumes greeting him upon his arrival at the El Alto airport in Bolivia on July 8, 2015.

During the welcome ceremony at the airport, Pope Francis appeared robust, delivering an energetic speech urging Bolivians, who are the poorest South Americans, to continue to build an inclusive society that does not leave out the poor and disadvantaged.

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Pope Francis is cheered by supporters in Santa Cruz on his way to a holy mass in the square of Christ the Redeemer in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on July 9, 2015.

According to a flight attendant who served Pope Francis on his flight Wednesday between Quito, Ecuador, and La Paz, Bolivia, the Pope drank a tea made of a combination of coca leaves, chamomile and anise.

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Bolivians attend mass celebrated by Pope Francis in the square of Christ the Redeemer in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on July 9, 2015.

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Pope Francis arrives in a popemobile to celebrate Mass in the square of Christ the Redeemer in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on July 9, 2015.

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Billboards with pictures of Pope Francis are seen as Francis leads a large open-air mass at the square of Christ the Redeemer in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, July 9, 2015.

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A boy holds a poster of Pope Francis during mass in the square of Christ the Redeemer in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on July 9, 2015.

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Pope Francis officiates a holy mass at the square of Christ the Redeemer in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on July 9, 2015.

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Pope Francis waves to the crowd lining the road to La Paz, as he rides aboard a popemobile from El Alto, Bolivia, on July 8, 2015.

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Pope Francis addresses the crowd as the mountain Illimani is seen in the distance in El Alto, Bolivia on July 8, 2015.

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Pope Francis waves from a popemobile as he rides from El Alto to La Paz, Bolivia on July 8, 2015.

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Bolivian President Evo Morales (center), flanked by Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera (left), gestures as he speaks to Pope Francis at the international airport in La Paz, Bolivia on July 8, 2015.

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Pope Francis leaves El Alto International airport aboard a popemobile in El Alto, Bolivia on July 8, 2015.

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Pope Francis is greeted by a girl at the airport in Quito, Ecuador before his departure for Bolivia on July 8, 2015.

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Pope Francis arrives to celebrate mass at the Bicentenario Park in Quito, Ecuador, July 7, 2015.

Speaking to students and educators at a Catholic University in Ecuador's capital on July 7, 2015, Pope Francis delivered a strong speech in defense of the environment, warning that caring for the Earth is now no longer a recommendation, but an urgent requirement.

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Pope Francis arrives at the El Quinche Santuary near Quito, Ecuador, July 8, 2015.

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The Faithful attend a mass celebrated by Pope Francis at the Bicentenario Park in Quito, Ecuador, July 7, 2015.

Ecuadorians enthusiastically welcomed Pope Francis as large crowds lined the streets to see him in the Popemobile or outside venues. On July 6, 2015 an estimated 800,000 braved intense heat and humidity to attend the papal mass in the coastal city of Guayaquil.

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Pope Francis arrives to celebrate mass at the Bicentenario Park in Quito, Ecuador, July 7, 2015. Francis, 78, said humans had damaged the planet by "our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed it. We have come to see ourselves as her lords and masters, entitled to plunder it at will."

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A young boy ponders a wooden cross before an open-air mass officiated by Pope Francis at the Bicentennial Park in Quito, Ecuador, on July 7, 2015.

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Pope Francis (center) prays during a mass at the Bicentenario Park in Quito, Ecuador, July 7, 2015.

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Priests take photographs as Pope Francis arrives to celebrate mass at the Bicentenario Park in Quito, Ecuador, July 7, 2015.

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Pope Francis (center) celebrates an open-air mass at the Bicentennial Park in Quito, Ecuador, on July 7, 2015.

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Faithful gather for an open-air mass officiated by Pope Francis at the Bicentennial Park in Quito, Ecuador, on July 7, 2015.

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A member of the chorus takes a picture as Pope Francis celebrates a mass at the Bicentenario Park in Quito, Ecuador, July 7, 2015.

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Holding an image of the Pope, an Ecuadoran awaits the arrival of Pope Francis at San Francisco Church for a meeting with political, economic and civic leaders in Quito, Ecuador on July 7, 2015.

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Pope Francis hugs a young girl at the San Francisco Church in Quito, Ecuador, July 7, 2015.

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Pope Francis arrives at the San Francisco Church in Quito, Ecuador on July 7, 2015.

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Pope Francis speaks at the San Francisco Church in Quito, Ecuador on July 7, 2015.

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Pope Francis (center) enters San Francisco Church in Quito, on July 7, 2015 for a meeting with political, economic and civil leaders.

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Pope Francis (left) and Ecuador's President Rafael Correa acknowledge the crowd gathered below, from the government palace balcony in Quito, Ecuador on July 6, 2015.

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Nuns arrive at Independence square to attend the meeting of Pope Francis and Ecuador's President Rafael Correa in Quito, Ecuador on July 6, 2015.

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Pope Francis (left) holds his pastoral staff as he celebrates a Mass at the Samanes park in Guayaquil, Ecuador on July 6, 2015.

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Pope Francis leads a mass at the Los Samanes park in Guayaquil, Ecuador on July 6, 2015.

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Pope Francis (right) arrives to lead a mass at the Los Samanes park in Guayaquil, Ecuador on July 6, 2015.

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Pope Francis (center) walks, holding a bouquet of flowers, inside the Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito in Ecuador on July 6, 2015.

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Catholic faithful take pictures and record Pope Francis with their mobile phones during his visit to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito in Ecuador on July 6, 2015.

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A woman sells images and figures of Pope Francis in Quito, Ecuador on July 6, 2015.

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Faithfuls hold a banner that reads "Welcome Pope Francis" as Pope Francis arrives to lead a mass at the Los Samanes park in Guayaquil, Ecuador on July 6, 2015.

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Pope Francis waves to faithful from a popemobile while driving through Guayaquil, Ecuador on July 6, 2015.

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Residents wait on the street for Pope Francis to arrive at the Los Samanes park in Guayaquil, Ecuador on July 6, 2015.

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Pope Francis waves to a crowd of supporters upon his arrival at Parque Samanes, where he will celebrate mass in Guayaquil, Ecuador on July 6, 2015.

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Pope Francis waves to the faithful while riding on the popemobile in El Quinche, Ecuador, July 8, 2015.

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A woman holds a poster with a photo of Pope Francis and Our Lady of Quinche while waiting with other faithfuls for the pope's arrival outside the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Presentation of El Quinche in El Quinche, Ecuador, July 8, 2015.

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Pope Francis greets a crowd of supporters from a Popemobile in Quito, Ecuador, July 5, 2015.

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Supporters call out as Pope Francis drives past in a popemobile in Quito, Ecuador, July 5, 2015.

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Pope Francis, wearing a neck sash in Ecuador's national colors, waves after he landed in Quito, Ecuador on July 5, 2015.

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Catholic faithful wait for Pope Francis to drive past in Quito, Ecuador on July 5, 2015.