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Is Pope Francis sick, or just taking a summer break?
By Josephine McKenna — June 18, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican has announced the pope will give no midweek general audiences in St Peter’s Square during July, and the intimate Mass he celebrates every day inside the chapel at the St. Martha residence will be suspended from July until September.
Advisers urge Pope Francis to slow down for a summer break
By David Gibson — June 6, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Last summer, Pope Francis did not take a break and did not decamp to the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo, a move church officials said was part of his desire to downplay the trappings of the papacy and to save money.
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