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3,500 fake papal blessings seized in the Vatican
short by Shruti Nagpal / on Wednesday, 16 December, 2015
The police have seized 3,500 fake papal blessings worth $76,000 in the Vatican city as tourists flock in the city for the jubilee year. The Vatican is selling parchments with blessings from Pope Francis, typically bought to mark occasions like birthdays and baptisms, whose proceeds will go to charity. The benedictions seized by the police had fake seals on them.
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