The Successor of Peter is Entrusted With the Keys to Rio de Janeiro

Aleteia - published on 07/25/13

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A beaming Pope Francis receives the keys of the city from the hands of a disabled youth. Next he blesses the flag of the olympic and paralympic games that will take place in Rio in 2016

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