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Pope Francis leads New Year's Day mass

2 January 2023
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2023-01-02 10:42

Pope Francis on Sunday marked the New Year by presiding over Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.

The mass came a day before the funeral of Francis' predecessor Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Benedict, 95, died on Saturday in the Vatican where he had lived since his retirement. The pontiff will lead Benedict's funeral on Thursday in St. Peter's Square.

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