Pope stops popemobile to comfort fallen horseback cop

Pope Francis rides on the pope mobile through Santiago, Chile January 16, 2018. /Reuters
Pope Francis rides on the pope mobile through Santiago, Chile January 16, 2018. /Reuters

Pope

Francis

ordered his

popemobile to stop on Thursday after a mounted Chilean policewoman was thrown off her frightened horse.

It had reared up as the pontiff passed by.

Francis

stepped from his vehicle and waited several minutes on the pavement, at times talking to the woman, until an ambulance arrived to take her away.

She was not seriously injured, officials said.

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