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Pope Leo Calls for People to Work Together

A bridge between two countries helped explain his message.

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Source: Reuters, 2026-11-07.

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Read and understand · 1/2Where did Pope Leo visit on November 7?

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Paysandú in Uruguay. The first paragraph names the Uruguayan city.

Clue: Pope Leo visited Paysandú in Uruguay on November 7. Reuters reported a crowd of about 40,000 people.

Read and understand · 2/2What did he ask people to do?

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Overcome their differences. The second paragraph gives his appeal.

Clue: Many had waited in rain. He asked people to overcome their differences.

Grammar in this story: A request to act

asked people to overcome

Asked + people + to overcome identifies the audience and the action requested.

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What did the real bridge help him explain?

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It linked Uruguay and Argentina physically. He used that connection to explain cooperation between people.

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