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Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis cancels trip to COP28 on doctor's orders Francis, who turns 87 next month, was scheduled to leave Rome on Friday to address the COP28 meeting first thing Saturday morning. He also was supposed to inaugurate a faith pavilion Sunday on the sidelines of the conference before returning home. 29/11/2023
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