Volunteers at the San Juan chapel carry crosses to the stage where Pope Francis will sit when he visits the impoverished Bañado Norte neighborhood on Sunday, July 12.
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Mercedes Paredes decorates her neighborhood where Pope Francis will visit three families during his visit in Asuncion.
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Asuncion Jimenez prepares lunch for family members outside her home. She is looking forward to meeting the Pope when he visits her family. She hopes to sit next to him and make him lunch.
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Asuncion Jimenez has a sole poster of Pope Francis hanging beneath a ceramic tile roof.
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Asuncion Jimenez keeps a picture of Pope Francis by her bed. The mother of four and grandmother of 15 says she's full of emotion and anticipation.
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Neighbors paint the walls and write Pope Francis' name to celebrate his visit to Bañado Norte.
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Carmen Sanchez hopes that Pope Francis will give a benediction to her family when he visits.
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Francisca Ramirez plans to sing a song to Pope Francis when he arrives to visit her and her neighbors. Homes have been lathered with fresh paint.
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Children stand in front of posters with drawings and writings they made for Pope Francis outside the San Juan chapel.
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Volunteers decorate and prepare the stage for Pope Francis' arrival on Sunday, July 12. The area has been flooded countless times, leaving many homes in shambles, but people feel renewal knowing of the Pontiff's visit.
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Decorative walls will welcome Pope Francis in Bañado Norte.
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Children play soccer on the grounds where Pope Francis will speak.
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People go into the church where the chair on the left awaits Pope Francis when he visits Sunday.
