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Heroic Catholic priest described as a ‘guardian angel’ in WWII is beatified

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The beatification of Fr. Giovanni Fornasini in Bologna, Italy, Sept. 26, 2021. / Antonio Minnicelli and Elisa Bragaglia.

Rome Newsroom, Sep 28, 2021 / 08:30 am (CNA).
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