STRASBOURG, France: Pope Francis heads to Strasbourg Tuesday for a lightning visit to the European Parliament, where he hopes to help reinvigorate a "tired" Europe, hit by economic crises and surging nationalism.

Francis will leave his pope-mobile behind and -- unusually for the crowd-loving Argentine -- dedicate his time to addressing lawmakers and the Council of Europe in a four-hour trip, the shortest abroad by any pope.

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