“… for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these”

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Aleteia Image Department - published on 01/21/18

Photo of the Day: January 21, 2018This handout photo released by Osservatore Romano shows Pope Francis leaning over to greet to a young boy who is ill at the Apostolic Nunciature in Lima, Peru on January 19, 2018.

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