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Pope Leo XIV blesses 13-year-old Ukrainian girl

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Pope Leo XIV blessed 13-year-old Varvara, a Ukrainian girl who overcame cancer, as he left the Gemelli clinic on October 17. The girl met the pope to pray for him and present gifts following his October 13 surgery to remove a lung adenocarcinoma.

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  1. Oct 17, 7:28 AM Vatican News Русский Лев XIV благословил украинскую девочку, победившую рак
  2. Oct 17, 9:10 AM Opoka Polski Leon XIV pobłogosławił 13-letnią Ukrainkę. „Uścisk papieża dał mi siłę, by pokonać nowotwór"
  3. Oct 17, 10:20 AM Vatican News Italiano Il saluto del Papa a Varvara, tredicenne ucraina guarita da un tumore
  4. Oct 18, 1:03 AM RISU Українська Папа Лев XIV благословив українську дівчинку, яка перемогла рак
  5. Oct 17, 11:35 PM Vatican News Latviešu Pāvests svētī ukraiņu meiteni, kura uzveikusi vēzi

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