Francis waves as he boards a plane for his pastoral trip, at Fiumicino airport in Rome

A flight assistant smiles as Pope Francis waves as he boards a plane for his pastoral trip, at Fiumicino airport in Rome, Italy, July 5, 2015. Pope Francis leaves for the trip to the continent of his birth, visiting Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay. The July 6-13 visit will include a visit to one of Latin America’s most violent prisons when he will enter the notorious Palmasola prison in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on July 10, his last day in the country. REUTERS/Max Rossi