WATCH: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle presided over a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, October 14, in place of Pope Leo XIV, as the pontiff recovers from surgery and a subsequent hospital stay. COURTESY: Vatican Media via Reuters READ: https:// - Facebook

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