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6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Massive crowd gathers for mass with Pope Leo in Peruvian city where he served as bishop
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he → gather → bishop
A vast crowd gathered outside Peru’s northern city of Chiclayo early on Friday for the centerpiece event of Pope Leo’s 12-day South America tour, an outdoor Mass with the people who knew him as their bishop for eight years.
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who → gather → years
More people were heading in vehicles and on foot to an arid field just outside Chiclayo, a city 10,700 km (6,650 miles) from Rome, where the former Robert Prevost, elected leader of the Catholic Church last year, is still described as “Padre” (Father) or “Amigo” (Friend).
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Prevost → head → Padre
Lines of cars forced many to walk part of the way to Pampas de Pimentel, a vast desert park west of the city where Leo will lead Friday’s Mass.
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Leo → force → city
Among them was Karina Chinglay, 40, walking with her mother and two children, all in matching Pope Leo shirts.
“We knew it was going to be quite a large turnout, but we didn’t imagine the scale of it,” she said.
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she → walk → it
Along the road, vendors sold hats, mini pope dolls and sweet Peruvian bread.
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vendors → sell → hats
The pope, originally from Chicago, is visiting Peru on the emotional final leg of a three-nation tour.
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pope → visit → tour
In just over a week in South America, Leo has drawn an estimated 10 million people to public events so far.
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Leo → draw → events
He declared on Wednesday that the country where he served as a missionary for about 20 years was his homeland.
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he → declare → years
Leo was due to arrive in Chiclayo from Lima around 9 a.m. (1400 GMT) and will stay in the area until Sunday to lead eight events, including a private dinner with the priests who once reported to him as bishop.
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who → arrive → bishop
Chiclayo, Peru’s fourth-largest city, where agriculture supports the economy, has a population of about 620,000.
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agriculture → support → 620,000
Some had camped overnight at the Pampas de Pimentel, including Maria Esther Chozo Reyes, 76, who had taken a 12-hour bus ride from Lima and arrived on Thursday afternoon.
“He knows the people of Chiclayo, and he’s lived here; he’s made his mission here,” she said.
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she → camp → mission
“We really need his blessing.”
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We → need → blessing
Crowds for Leo’s visit to Peru have been the largest of his 18-month papacy, with some 3 million gathering in Lima on Wednesday after his arrival from Argentina.
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million → gather → Argentina
Officials in Chiclayo have estimated that a million could come for the Mass there.
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million → estimate → Mass
The pope also visited Uruguay on the tour.
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pope → visit → tour
Leo, who began his South America tour less than a month after lung cancer surgery, has appeared in good form on one of the most intense foreign tours arranged for a pope in decades.
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who → begin → decades
In Peru, he has enthusiastically greeted crowds on rides in an open-air popemobile, made unannounced appearances on the balcony of the Vatican Embassy in Lima, where he was staying, and sung local songs at events.
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he → greet → events
The Aporia
