"What the pope has done makes our hearts sing, gives us strength, and even a sense of more freedom" to address issues of inner-city violence, poverty and powerlessness said the pastor of a California parish.
"If he were here he would be right in the middle of this with us. He is in the trenches with us," said Fr. Aidan McAleenan of St. Columba Parish located in the heart of Oakland.
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