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Pope’s 2nd full day in Ecuador filled with meetings, Mass

Nuns embrace at Independence square, while they wait for the Pope's arrival to the government palace in Quito, Ecuador, Monday, July 6, 2015. Pope Francis is making his first visit to his Spanish-speaking neighborhood. He travels to three South American nations, Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay. (AP Photo/Ana Buitron)
Nuns embrace at Independence square, while they wait for the Pope's arrival to the government palace in Quito, Ecuador, Monday, July 6, 2015. Pope Francis is making his first visit to his Spanish-speaking neighborhood. He travels to three South American nations, Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay. (AP Photo/Ana Buitron)

By Associated Press 1 min read

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) – Here are the latest developments from Pope Francis’ trip to South America:

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8:27 a.m.

Pope Francis is beginning the second full day of his South American tour. The 78-year-old pontiff is set to meet with Ecuadorean bishops in Quito before celebrating Mass at the city’s Bicentennial Park, a large green space in the area of a former airport.

In the afternoon, he’ll address leaders of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador before doing the same with civil society groups in the early evening.