(ANSA) - Rome, January 19 - Pope Francis is set to meet
indigenous peoples of the Amazon rainforest on the first full
day of the Peruvian leg of his apostolic visit on Friday after
he left Chile on Thursday.
The Argentina pontiff, who has made environmentalism and
combatting climate change a key part of his papacy, is expected
to issue a message of warning and of hope to the world.
Francis on Friday blessed the faithful from the balcony of
the nunciature at Lima before flying off to the southeast city
of Puerto Maldonado.
"See you when I get back", he said.
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