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          Pope Francis, right, with Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston, addresses the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in Vatican City, April 2022. EPA

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          The official church memorial mass for Pope Francis was held at St Francis Church at the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

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          Priests take part in Mass for the late Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 23, 2025. REUTERS / Ammar Awad

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