During the Pope's visit to France, crowds filled the streets of Paris and Lourdes, while EU politicians did not appear
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“Multidões invadiram as ruas de Paris e Lourdes, mas os políticos não apareceram”
Machine translation: Crowds invaded the streets of Paris and Lourdes, but the politicians did not appear
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