Pope Francis holds a bracelet given by a young person as he arrives at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City Jan. 23. The pope is visiting Panama for World Youth Day. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
World Youth Day pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Denver cope with the sweltering heat by eating frozen sweets in a Panama City park Jan. 24. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)
A woman holds the flags of the United States and Mexico before Pope Francis’ arrival for the World Youth Day welcoming ceremony and gathering with young people in Santa Maria la Antigua Field in Panama City Jan. 24. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
People wait for Pope Francis’ arrival to attend the World Youth Day welcoming ceremony and gathering with young people in Santa Maria la Antigua Field in Panama City Jan. 24. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
World Youth Day pilgrims from Venezuela take a selfie with Muslims from Jumma Mosque in Panama City. The Muslims handed out complimentary cold bottles of water to people as they waited to get into a welcoming ceremony with Pope Francis Jan. 24. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)
Pope Francis hears confession during a penitential liturgy with juvenile detainees in Las Garzas de Pacora Juvenile Detention Center in Pacora, Panama, Jan. 25. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Pilgrims carry the World Youth Day cross as Pope Francis joins them in the Way of the Cross at Santa Maria la Antigua Field in Panama City Jan. 25. (CNS photo/Carlos Jasso, Reuters)
A World Youth Day pilgrim takes a cell phone photo as Pope Francis arrives for Mass and the dedication of the altar of the Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria la Antigua in Panama City Jan. 26. (CNS photo/Alessandro Bianchi, Reuters)
World Youth Day pilgrims from Panama are moved to tears as Pope Francis leads the Way of the Cross at Santa Maria la Antigua Field in Panama City Jan. 25. (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)
Pilgrims kneel in prayer outside as Pope Francis celebrates Mass and dedicates the altar of the Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria la Antigua during World Youth Day in Panama City Jan. 26. (CNS photo/Carlos Jasso, Reuters)
Pope Francis has lunch with a group of World Youth Day pilgrims at the San Jose seminary in Panama City Jan. 26. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
World Youth Day pilgrims from Guatemala are seen at St. John Paul II Field in Panama City Jan. 26, while waiting for Pope Francis’ prayer vigil. (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)
Pope Francis leads the World Youth Day prayer vigil at St. John Paul II Field in Panama City Jan. 26. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Pilgrims pray during Pope Francis’ World Youth Day vigil at St. John Paul II Field in Panama City Jan. 26. (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)
Women religious make their way to the World Youth Day vigil in Panama City Jan. 26. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)
Pilgrims play musical instruments as they make their way to the World Youth Day vigil in Panama City Jan. 26. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)
Pilgrims from Chile make their way to the World Youth Day vigil in Panama City Jan. 26. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)
Young people wait for Pope Francis’ arrival at the World Youth Day vigil at St. John Paul II Field in Panama City Jan. 26. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Pope Francis greets the crowd before celebrating Mass for World Youth Day pilgrims at St. John Paul II Field in Panama City Jan. 27. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Pilgrims are pictured before Pope Francis’ celebration of Mass for World Youth Day pilgrims at St. John Paul II Field in Panama City Jan. 27. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Pope Francis makes the shape of a heart as he visits Casa Hogar el Buen Samaritano (Good Samaritan Home) in Panama City Jan. 27. At left is Father John Oh Woong-Jin. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Pope Francis embraces a man upon arriving at Casa Hogar el Buen Samaritano (Good Samaritan Home) in Panama City Jan. 27. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
World Youth Day volunteers wave a banner with Panama on it as they cheer for Pope Francis at Panama City’s Rommel Fernandez Stadium Jan. 27. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth)
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