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Pope limits public blessings to help against virus spread

by Associated Press
| March 7, 2020 9:05 AM

MILAN (AP) — Pope Francis is further limiting his public appearances to prevent crowds from gathering as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus, which by Saturday had reached the tiny Mediterranean island nation of Malta.

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