Pope confirms he will attend World Youth Day

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Pope Francis on Wednesday confirmed that he would attend a Catholic youth festival in Rio in July, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said after meeting the Argentine pontiff at the Vatican. The newly-inaugurated pontiff said he expects a “large presence of young people” at World Youth Day due to take place July 23-28, she told Brazilian reporters after the 30-minute meeting. Organizers expect two million young faithful to flock to Rio for the event. It will be the second time the gathering is held in Latin America, after the Buenos Aires event in 1987.

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