A nun waits for the arrival of Pope Francis at the Independence square, in Quito, Ecuador, on July 6, 2015, prior to the arrival of Pope Francis for a meeting with President Rafael Correa at the Carondelet Palace. Pope Francis, in South America on a three-nation tour, celebrated an open-air mass with hundreds of thousands of faithful under scorching heat in Guayaquil earlier today, calling for more help for families on his return to his home region. AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYO