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Francis, the comic strip: The pope is back

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Pope Francis and his cousin Carla Rabezzana sit down for lunch in her home in Portacomaro, near Asti, Nov. 19, 2022. The pope traveled to the northern Italian town to help celebrate Rabezzana's 90th birthday, to visit other relatives and to celebrate Mass the next day in the Asti cathedral. (CNS/Vatican Media)
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We called him Pope Francis, but she called him 'cousin Giorgio'

ByCamillo Barone
Pope Francis, who is continuing to recover from pneumonia and a long hospitalization, blesses a baby as he makes a surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 10, 2025, in this screengrab taken from a handout video. (OSV News/Reuters/Luiz Gil)
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Pope's visit to basilica is sign of improved health, press office says

ByCindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla greet Pope Francis during a visit at the Vatican April 9, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
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Pope Francis meets with King Charles and Queen Camilla

ByColleen Barry, The Associated Press
In this image released by Vatican Media, Pope Francis arrives in a wheelchair at the end of a mass in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 6, 2025, part of the Jubilee of the sick and the health workers. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)
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Pope Francis makes surprise appearance in St. Peter's Square

ByChristopher White

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