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LISBON - An estimated 1.5 million people packed a riverside park in Portugal's capital on Saturday (Aug 5), braving a relentlessly scorching sun for hours for an evening prayer service with Pope Francis. The Parque Tejo, a new venue created for the event, covers 100 hectares and has no shade or structures. Some participants had to wait up to 20.
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The 86-year-old pontiff's visit came in the midst of a wildfire that reached the vicinity of the shrine after destroying some 60 square km of forest and undergrowth.