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Grand Master sends best wishes to Pope Francis

Yesterday Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap sent a message of good wishes and closeness to Pope Francis, who had been hospitalised at the Policlinico Gemelli in Rome after surgery.

The Grand Master conveyed his closeness and that of the entire Order of Malta to the Holy Father in this delicate moment for his health and wished him a speedy recovery.

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