Pope Francis in Brazil

2019-03-04 1,727

Pope Francis has chosen Brazil, the world's largest Roman Catholic country, for his first foreign trip since becoming pontiff. His visit comes at a time when the country is being rocked by mass street protests and the church is suffering a decline in popularity. Joe Leahy, the FT's Brazil bureau chief, reports from Rio de Janeiro. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video