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Why the Vatican is rebutting ‘fake news’ about an attempt to visit the pope

Both a cardinal and the Vatican media office have moved to squash reports about Juan Grabois trying to get into Pope Francis' hospital room

Edgar Beltrán
Mar 12, 2025
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Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., has publicly defended a prominent Argentine left-wing activist over accusations that he attempted to gain unauthorized access to Pope Francis’ hospital room at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.

Juan Grabois. Image via Buenos Aires Times.

In a March 6 letter, Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, e…

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