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This picture charmed me: Pope Francis doing his job as Bishop of Rome, visiting one of his parishes and celebrating Mass Sunday at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish on the outskirts of Rome. Note the deacon (or maybe two?) kneeling behind him.\u00a0Photo from CNS\u2019s superb Paul Haring.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"