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Pope Francis names religious sister to No. 2 position in Vatican’s social development office

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Vatican City, Aug 26, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Thursday named Italian economist and Catholic religious sister Alessandra Smer… […]

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