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In Peru, pope laments the state of urban poor

LIMA, Peru - Pope Francis ended his trip to Chile and Peru on Sunday with a warning about the plight of the urban poor and what he termed the "globalization of indifference" toward their fate.

"They are found along our roadsides, living on the fringes of our cities, and lacking the conditions needed for a dignified existence," Francis said in a final homily before an estimated 1 million worshipers at a Mass at an air base here. "It is painful to realize that among these 'urban remnants' all

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