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April 21, 2017

Pope regrets inability to visit Brazil for Aparecida apparition anniversary

A priest holds an image of Our Lady of Aparecida during a Mass in Brazil's Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida Oct. 11, 2011. Pope Francis has declined Brazil president Michael Temer’s invitation to visit for the 300th anniversary of the Marian apparition.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis sent a letter to the president of Brazil, apologizing for his inability to visit in 2017 and encouraging the leader's attention to the country's social issues.

Published in International