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Ecuador: A million people turn out as Pope defends poor on official visit
by Our Foreign Desk
POPE FRANCIS was greeted by huge crowds in Ecuador yesterday as he spoke out in defence of the poor and the environment.
The pontiff celebrated mass in the port city of Guayaquil in front of a crowd estimated at one million, dwarfing anti-government protests timed to coincide with his visit.
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