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Pope Francis says mass at a chapel inside the Sumare residence in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. The pontiff will lead his first big mass in Aparecida, Brazil’s most revered Catholic shrine, on Wednesday. AFP PHOTO

APARECIDA: Pope Francis on Wednesday will lead his first big mass since arriving in Brazil, officiating at the country’s most revered Catholic shrine and touting his “church for the poor” message.

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