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Coverage dated September 3, 2022

John Paul I, briefly serving, 'smiling' pope, is beatified

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The pontiff's 1978 death shocked the world and fueled suspicions for years.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Pope Francis beatifies John Paul I in Vatican ceremony | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    John Paul I is known for one of the shortest papal reigns in history, but he has now reached one of the last steps in the Catholic Church's sainthood process.

  2. KVUE

    John Paul I, briefly serving, 'smiling' pope, is beatified (opens KVUE)

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    The pontiff's 1978 death shocked the world and fueled suspicions for years.

  3. France 24

    Pope Francis beatifies 'Smiling' John Paul I (opens France 24)

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    Thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square on Sunday as Pope Francis presided over the beatification of John Paul I, the so-called "Smiling Pope" who led the Catholic Church for just 33 days before…

  4. America Magazine

    Pope Francis beatifies John Paul I, the ‘smiling pope’ who governed the church for 33 days in 1978 (opens America Magazine)

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    The beatification of John Paul I took place on a rainy but joyous Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, with a homily by Pope Francis on the beauty of a church “with a happy, serene and smiling face.”

  5. The Guardian

    Pope Francis beatifies his predecessor John Paul I (opens The Guardian)

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    Pontiff praises ‘the smiling pope’ in public ceremony in Vatican marking last formal step before canonisation

  6. MyNorthwest

    John Paul I, briefly serving, 'smiling" pope, is beatified (opens MyNorthwest)

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    VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis on Sunday beatified one of his predecessors, John Paul I, a briefly serving pontiff who distinguished himself with his

  7. WTOP Washington DC

    John Paul I, briefly serving, ‘smiling” pope, is beatified (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Pope Francis on Sunday beatified one of his predecessors, John Paul I, a briefly serving pontiff who distinguished himself with his humility and cheerfulness, and whose abrupt death in his bedroom in 1978 shocked the world and fueled suspicions for years about his demise.

  8. Los Angeles Times

    John Paul I, the 'smiling' pope who served only 33 days, is beatified (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Pope Francis beatified John Paul I, whose abrupt death in his bedroom in 1978 shocked the world and fueled suspicions for years about his demise.

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