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Pope Francis celebrates Mass with million faithful in Democratic Republic of Congo

A rapturous reception as Pope Francis celebrates Mass with a million worshipers in the capital Kinshasa.
A million people celebrated a papal mass in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital on the second day of Pope Francis' visit to the conflict-torn country.

LAGOS, Nigeria — An estimated million people attended an open mass by Pope Francis in Kinshasa on the second day of a landmark trip to the

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