The World Youth Day ceremony was the highlight event of the pontiff's week-long trip to Brazil. As many as one million people were expected to attend when Pope Francis addressed young Catholics from around the world on Rio's famed Copacabana beach.
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People pray during a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis outside the Aparecida Basilica in Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013.

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Thousands of young pilgrims gather on Copacabana Beach for a World Youth Day Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 23, 2013.

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People light candles at the Basilica of the Virgin of Aparecida, Brazil's patron saint, in the town of Aparecida, Brazil, July 23, 2013.

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Pope Francis greets the crowd of faithful from his popemobile in downtown Rio de Janeiro, July 22, 2013.