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Pope commissions young people to be missionaries without borders

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Pilgrims pack Copacabana beach for the World Youth Day closing Mass in Rio de Janeiro July 28. In attendance was an estimated 3 million people -- one of the largest crowds in the history of World Youth Day.

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Pope Francis commissioned some 3 million young
people to join forces and form what could be called Missionaries Without
Borders.

"Where does Jesus send us?" he asked World Youth Day pilgrims July 28.
"There are no borders, no limits: He sends us to everyone."

On the white sand of Copacabana beach -- under partly sunny skies, a
relief after days of rain in Rio -- Pope Francis celebrated the closing
Mass for the July 23-28 celebration of World Youth Day Rio.

Although retired Pope Benedict XVI had chosen the theme for the

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