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On a visit to an isolated Andean village in his former diocese, Pope Leo XIV has spoken about the "suffering of those who are forced to leave their homeland in search of a better future", which he said had left communities under threat.
About 6,000 people live in Santa Cruz de Succhabamba, which is located in a remote part of the Andes mountains in northern Peru, but the Pope's visit drew a crowd of about 20,000, according to the Vatican.
At an outdoor Mass, Pope Leo spoke of "declining birth rates that are emptying villages," and the unequal distribution of the land's resources.
