“Also, I carry you in my heart and pray for you and for your country”, were the words the pontiff uttered to the assembled throng at the close of the Mass.
“It’s wonderful that the pope really knows us”, said Raquel Amarilla, 39, who cried throughout the Mass and was accompanied by her 13-year-old daughter.
In this Wednesday, July 8, 2015 photo, Bolivian President Evo Morales presents Pope Francis with a crucifix carved into a wooden hammer and sickle, in La Paz, Bolivia. He also made numerous historical pronouncements and railed against ideologies.