The Social Climber: Pope Francis Draws Record Crowd

The pope's first foreign trip in Brazil is for World Youth Day.

ByABC News
July 28, 2013, 7:26 AM
Pope Francis greets people during a vigil on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)
Pope Francis greets people during a vigil on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)
AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool

July 28, 2013— -- quicklist: 1title: Pope Francis Draws Record Crowdtext: It was a record turnout for Pope Francis in Brazil over the weekend for World Youth Day.

Catholic pilgrims packed the famous white sandy beach of Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro Saturday.

Pope Francis presided over a prayer vigil that Rio's City hall said Saturday night was the biggest event ever held in the city.

On Sunday, an estimated 3 million people turned out for the pope's final mass, according to The Associated Press.

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Robert Wilonsky with the Dallas Morning News, said Kraddick's passing leaves a major void in the airwaves.

"What made him great was his sincerity and that -- in a medium full of people who shout at you, who bark at you, who make fun of you and who think it's nothing but a blood sport -- was so astonishingly rare," Wilonsky told ABC News radio.

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Jojo John, 35, of Nyack, N.Y., the operator of the boat, was charged with vehicular manslaughter and vehicular assault. Officials said he was arraigned in his hospital bed.

Officials made the announcement of the charge hours after they said a woman's body had been found floating on the surface of the Hudson River near where the crash occurred Friday night.

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According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, police in Monument, Colo. said the warrant was obtained after unsuccessfully attempting to reach Chapman to serve a summons.

Chapman's attorney Gary Lozow told the AP that she denies any wrongdoing and will cooperate with authorities.

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"He and I have had such a history together and I'll always care about him and protect him if anybody tries to be mean," Gomez said Friday on "Good Morning America."

The "Come and Get It" singer split with Bieber, 19, in late 2012 after dating for almost two years, but the two have seemingly stayed close. Bieber posted a picture of the couple on Instagram earlier this month, sparking speculation that the pop stars' on-and-off again relationship might be heating up.

Gomez has said the two are no longer dating and Bieber's rep has declined to comment on his personal life to ABC News.

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