In the first mass of Pope Francis’s South American “homecoming tour,” the pontiff asked for support in his effort to reach out to marginalized Catholics when bishops from around the world congregate at the Vatican in October.
The service in Guayaquil, Ecuador on Monday had an audience of 800,000, and focused on the idea of family, which will be the theme of October’s synod. At the gathering, the bishops will discuss treatment of families that deviate from Catholic tradition, like divorced couples who have remarried, and same-sex couples.
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