SPECIAL HUG Pope Francis embraces Glyzelle Palomar and another child during his encounter with the youth at the University of Santo Tomas. AFP PHOTO
SPECIAL HUG Pope Francis embraces Glyzelle Palomar and another child during his encounter with the youth at the University of Santo Tomas. AFP PHOTO

A weeping 12-year-old girl, asking how God could allow children to become prostitutes, moved Pope Francis on Sunday to hug her and appeal for everyone to show more compassion.

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