Pope Francis on Wednesday dedicated his mass in southern Chile, the heart of the country's indigenous communities, to the victims of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.

The Argentina-born pontiff said he was celebrating this mass "in this Maqueue aerodrome, which was the site of grave violations of human rights."

"We offer this mass for all those who suffered and died, and for those who daily bear the burden of those many injustices," Francis added.

Source: AFP