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Pope Francis is the third leader of the Catholic Church to visit the country, home to Asia's third-largest congregation.

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The Pontiff has been outspoken on climate change over the last decade.

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Pope Francis blasted Portugal’s Catholic Church leaders for the “scandal” of clerical sex abuse on a visit to the country, saying their actions had helped drive the faithful away.

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Pilgrims fill the streets of Lisbon as the world's largest Catholic gathering, a week-long religious festival known as World Youth Day, kicks off in the Portuguese capital, a day before Pope Francis arrives on his first foreign trip since recent surgery.

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A recent report estimates nearly 5,000 children have been abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic clergy. Survivors are now speaking out about their suffering.

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