“We are at the limit,” the pope said on the flight from Rome to Chile. “An accident is sufficient.”

The issues that most concern the Chileans coincide with many of the messages of the pope, for example, the problem of the indigenous community, the problems of migrant people, care for the environment.

Pope Francis will set out on his 22nd foreign trip on Jan. 15.

The Vatican said Francis had followed the saga of the Sodalitium of Christian Life for years and was “particularly concerned about the seriousness of information about the internal regime, the training and financial management.”

“Let’s not extinguish the hope in their hearts; let's not suffocate their hopes for peace,” the pope said of refugees.

The photo shows a young boy, about 10 years old, carrying his dead little brother on his back.