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(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis incenses the altar as he celebrates a Mass in St. Peter basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018.

(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis incenses the altar as he celebrates a Mass in St. Peter basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018.

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