US EditionArgentina 'slum priests' take pope's message to the poor
- Pope Francis urged young people during the 2013 World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro.
- His words followed his recent election as pope and reflected his time as archbishop.
- Argentine clerics, known as "slum priests," found his call struck a deep chord.
- Francis told them to take the gospel to "favelas, slums and shantytowns."
- His message inspires ongoing work serving people in informal settlements like Villa 31.
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Argentina 'Slum Priests' Take Pope's Message To The Poor
The legacy of Pope Francis, who famously exhorted young Catholics to "shake things up" by taking the gospel to "favelas, slums and shantytowns," lives on in the ramshackle neighborhood of 40,000 souls, a stone's throw from the well-heeled district of Retiro.
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Argentina 'slum priests' take pope's message to the poor
Down a narrow street in Villa 31, the oldest of Buenos Aires's informal settlements, Father Ignacio "Nacho" Bagattini celebrates mass in a community center for homeless drug addicts.
Buenos Aires’ poor neighborhoods mourn ‘slum pope’ Francis - Regional Media News
By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – In the poor Zabaleta district of Buenos Aires, amidst precarious houses and narrow alleys, María Ayala walks the same streets Pope Francis walked during his years as a priest to reach the local parish, which is now opening its doors to remember him. “He was with us for a long time; we worked here inside the church. He cooked food with me,” said Ayala, a 76-year-old retiree, with tears in her eyes as s…
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