January 27, 2021
CWN Editor s Note: In May 2020, Pope Francis began a series Wednesday general audiences on prayer; that series has continued in 2021. Pope Francis delivered his January 27 address (video) in the Library of the Apostolic Palace.
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By Reuters Staff
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An article circulating on social media allegedly reports that Pope Francis was “arrested” on Jan. 9. This report is false.
Reuters Fact Check. REUTERS
The article, visible here (archived version archive.vn/ivJVo ), was published on Jan. 10 by a site describing itself as a Canadian conservative news site ( here ), called The Conservative Beaver.
Some users commenting on the article appear to be referring to the conspiracy theory QAnon, which often allude to “a secret campaign” being waged by U.S. President Donald Trump against a sex trafficking ring that includes prominent Democrats, Hollywood elites and “deep state” allies ( here ). Comments include the QAnon slogan “WWG1WGA”, short for Where We Go One, We Go All ( here ).
Pope Francis and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II became the latest high-profile figures to join the global vaccination campaign against COVID-19, as the UK reported it had surpassed more than 3 million cases since the pandemic began more than a year ago.
More than 1.9 million people worldwide have died from the novel coronavirus, with new variants adding to soaring cases and prompting the reintroduction of restrictions on movement across the globe even as some countries begin mass inoculation campaigns.
The pope urged people to get the vaccination, calling opposition to the jab “suicidal denial” and saying he would get inoculated against
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