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Pope Francis visited missionaries and members of the public in one of the most remote outposts of the Catholic Church on Sunday. During his third day in the Pacific state of Papua New Guinea, the 87-year-old went to the small town of Vánimo on the north coast, home to some 10,000 people and a Catholic mission. Upon his arrival in Vánimo the pope was greeted by more than 30,000 believers. He delivered remarks centred on the importance of environmental stewardship. Earlier on Sunday, the head of the Catholic Church held Mass in front of tens of thousands of believers in a football stadium in the…

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