"Pope Francis Confirms Attendance at World Youth Day Despite Health Concerns"

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Pope Francis sends a video message to a 17-year-old Portuguese girl suffering from a serious illness who wrote him a letter expressing her affection and sadness at not being able to attend the next World Youth Day in Lisbon. The Pope thanked her for her tenderness and peace in her heart, and promised to accompany her on her journey by praying for her and looking at Jesus. Edna asked the Pope to pray for her and in the video message Francis asked her to do the same for him.
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