ROME, ITALY - MARCH 05: Pope Francis delivers his blessing during the Ash Wednesday service at Basilica di Santa Sabina on March 5, 2014 in Rome, Italy. Ash Wednesday opens the liturgical 40-day period of Lent, a time of prayer, fasting, penitence and alms giving leading up to Easter. (Photo by Vatican Pool/Getty Images)
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