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Pope Francis skips Good Friday event at last minute ‘to preserve health’ for Easter rituals

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Pope Francis pulled out of a Good Friday service at the last minute, the Vatican said, “to preserve his health” ahead of major Easter events over the weekend.

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  1. Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says

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    Pope Francis skips Good Friday event at last minute ‘to preserve health’ for Easter rituals

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The Vatican says Pope Francis has skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum to protect his health, adding to concerns about his frail condition during a particularly busy

  2. The Guardian

    Pope withdraws from Good Friday event at last minute ‘to preserve health’ (opens The Guardian)

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    Vatican says 87-year-old Francis’s sudden no-show is attempt to conserve his strength ahead of more Easter engagements

  3. Washington Times

    Pope Francis skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says (opens Washington Times)

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    Pope Francis skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome's Colosseum, the Vatican said, adding to concerns about his frail health during a particularly busy liturgical period.

  4. WSVN Miami

    Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    ROME (AP) — Pope Francis skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum to protect his health, the Vatican said, making a last-minute decision

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Pope Francis skips Good Friday procession for health reasons – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The Vatican announced last minute that the Pope would observe the traditional Easter celebration from home. It is the second year in a row that he has had to pull out of the Good Friday procession.

  6. KRDO

    Pope Francis skips Good Friday event at last minute ‘to preserve health’ for Easter rituals (opens KRDO)

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    By Christopher Lamb and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis pulled out of a Good Friday service at the last minute, the Vatican said, “to preserve his health” ahead of major Easter events over the weekend.

  7. France 24

    Pope Francis pulls out of Good Friday procession at last minute 'to preserve health' (opens France 24)

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    Pope Francis pulled out of a key Easter ceremony at the last minute on Friday, reigniting concerns about the 87-year-old's increasingly frail health.

  8. New York Post

    Pope Francis skips Good Friday procession at last minute ‘to preserve his health’ (opens New York Post)

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    Pope Francis cancelled at the last minute his attendance at the Good Friday procession at Rome's Colosseum

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  10. CNN

    Pope Francis skips Good Friday event at last minute “to preserve health” for Easter rituals (opens CNN)

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    Pope Francis pulled out of a Good Friday service at the last minute, the Vatican said, “to preserve his health” ahead of major Easter events over the weekend.

  11. Newsweek

    Pope Francis health update as Catholic leader skips Easter event (opens Newsweek)

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    The Pope missed the Way of the Cross procession on Friday to "conserve his health."

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