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In this Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, file photo, Pope Francis exchanges gifts with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, during a private audience at the Vatican. Zelenskyy said during a video conference with the Italian parliament, Tuesday, March 22, 2022, that he has talked with Pope Francis earlier in the morning. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, Pool)

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In this Oct. 30, 2019, file photo, Pope Francis poses for photographs with British Bishop Paul Mason, left, as they hold statues of Our Lady of Lujan, the original held at right, and its replica, left, at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican. Pope Francis is giving his blessing to a new Vatican think tank that is seeking to prevent the Mafia and organized crime groups from exploiting the image of the Virgin Mary for their own illicit ends. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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