On Thursday, Pope Francis spoke out against corporate greed and apologized for colonialism in the Americas.
ພະສັນຕະປາປາ Francis ປະພາດ ອາເມຣິກາໃຕ້
![Pope Francis waves as he arrives at a meeting with priests and nuns in the Don Bosco school, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, July 9, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8a24c59f-5530-47f2-bc83-3930d44ebed7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis waves as he arrives at a meeting with priests and nuns in the Don Bosco school, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, July 9, 2015.
![Pope Francis speaks to Bolivian President Evo Morales (right) during a World Meeting of Popular Movements in Santa Cruz, July 9, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d17f39a6-4166-4754-8efe-92bceb088c59_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis speaks to Bolivian President Evo Morales (right) during a World Meeting of Popular Movements in Santa Cruz, July 9, 2015.
![Pope Francis, wearing a helmet, blesses a woman as Bolivian President Evo Morales looks on during a World Meeting of Popular Movements in Santa Cruz, July 9, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c31d18cb-2a72-4c2b-a0ab-51b0b0a4657b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis, wearing a helmet, blesses a woman as Bolivian President Evo Morales looks on during a World Meeting of Popular Movements in Santa Cruz, July 9, 2015.
![Nuns hold signs reading 'Holy Father' as they wait for Pope Francis at a meeting with priests and nuns in Don Bosco school, in Santa Cruz, July 9, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8442530d-97df-4da3-84a4-93e1c8c6fa7c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nuns hold signs reading 'Holy Father' as they wait for Pope Francis at a meeting with priests and nuns in Don Bosco school, in Santa Cruz, July 9, 2015.