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A girl uses two small wooden crosses as sun shades to protect herself from the glare of the morning sun as she waits for the arrival of Pope Francis outside the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Presentation of El Quinche, in El Quinche, Ecuador, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Francis wraps up the first leg of a three-nation South American pilgrimage Wednesday. Next stop on the pope's South American tour is La Paz, Bolivia, where he will be welcomed by President Evo Morales. (AP Photo/Ana Buitron)

Pope Francis asks pardon for church’s ‘crimes’ against indigenous

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Pope Francis, an Argentine who has never visited the U.S., said he planned to visit Washington and New York City as part of his trip to the World Meeting of Families, which is scheduled for September in Philadelphia. (Associated Press File)

Pope Francis is coming to Washington — and will reach an even bigger crowd

By Matt Hadro - Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis is presented with a gift of a crucifix carved into a wooden hammer and sickle, the Communist symbol uniting labor and peasants, by Bolivian President Evo Morales in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Pope Francis chides hammer-and-sickle crucifix given by Evo Morales

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Pope Francis blesses the faithful as he arrives to San Francisco Square aboard the popemobile in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, July 7, 2015. On his final full day in Quito Pope Francis pressed his case for a new economic and environmental world order saying the goods of the Earth are meant for everyone and must not be exploited by the wealthy few for short-term profit at the expense of the poor. (AP Photo/Ana Buitron)

Pope Francis to meet with workers, grass-roots groups in Bolivia

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press