Francis will meet with victims of Pinochet, 30 years after John Paul II’s tense visit to Chile

The Polish pope's 1987 visit was one of the most difficult of his long pontificate.On the last day of his trip to Chile (January 15-18), Pope Francis will meet privately with two victims of Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship. Thirty years earlier, Pope John Paul II tried to work for reconciliation while being the victim of Read More…

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