It's not every day that Pope Francis roams the streets of Ecuador. So people were lining the roads of Tumbaco, as the Pope made his way to a local elderly home run by the Sisters of Charity. The same one founded by Mother Teresa years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The very first thing he did, was to pray in silence in the local chapel for a few moments.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, the superior walked him over to meet the elderly men and women, they care for day in and day out. One by one, the Pope blessed them all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Afterwards, he held a brief conversation with the congregation. The cameras couldn't quite pick up the sound, but what's obvious is that the Pope made them laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before walking over to the next stage, this nun made sure they Pope knew they were all excited with his visit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
'Pope Francis, we love you. We do.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
A few more laughs followed, when the Pope was offered a box full of sweets.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\n'Is this for me? I'm gonna have a sugar overload.\u00e2?\u009d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Throughout the brief visit, crowds gathered outside, yelled out 'we want a blessing.' Once the Pope stepped out, his security team and his car were waiting for him. But the Pope decided to linger a bit longer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He did in fact give them his blessing and then he got up close with the locals, greeting and blessing them along the way.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even this police officer, whose job it was to veer off the crowds, tried his luck.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite the big crowds, eventually the Pope did make it to his simple gray car before heading off to his next event.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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