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Angelus: Pope appeals for global ceasefire amid Covid pandemic

March 30, 2020

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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis issued his appeal at the conclusion of his March 29 Angelus address, in which he reflected on the raising of Lazarus (John 11:1-45), the Gospel of the day.

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