Pope Francis arrives in Chile, honors 'bishop of poor'
by Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times
Jan 16, 2018
3 minutes
SANTIAGO, Chile - Pope Francis arrived here in the Chilean capital Monday evening to start a weeklong swing through Chile and Peru in which he is expected to highlight the plight of indigenous peoples, the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and the precarious status of immigrants and the poor.
In an eleventh-hour schedule shift, Francis stopped in Santiago at the tomb of a Chilean prelate who was known as the "bishop of the poor" and who aided those seeking loved ones detained during Chile's former
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