Daily Monitor - These photos are the result of a meeting between Pope Francis and a man whose face has been badly disfigured by neurofibromatosis, a rare genetic condition. The man was
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I felt as though my heart was leaving my body': Terribly disfigured man who was held by the Pope relives the moment that moved the world | Daily Mail Online
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Vatican, Rome, Italy. 06th Nov, 2013. Vatican Pope Francis, general audience 06 November 2013 Pope Francis hug and bless a person sick of neurofibromatosis during the general audience of 6 November in
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Pope Francis embraces and blesses disfigured man in St Peter's Square in latest simple act of compassion | Metro News
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Pope Francis embraces man with disfigured face at St. Peter's Square weekly blessing – New York Daily News
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Vatican, Rome, Italy. 06th Nov, 2013. Vatican Pope Francis, general audience 06 November 2013 Pope Francis hug and bless a person sick of neurofibromatosis during the general audience of 6 November in
![Vatican, Rome, Italy. 06th Nov, 2013. Vatican Pope Francis, general audience 06 November 2013 Pope Francis hug and bless a person sick of neurofibromatosis during the general audience of 6 November in Vatican, Rome, Italy. 06th Nov, 2013. Vatican Pope Francis, general audience 06 November 2013 Pope Francis hug and bless a person sick of neurofibromatosis during the general audience of 6 November in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DHDGRD/vatican-rome-italy-06th-nov-2013-vatican-pope-francis-general-audience-DHDGRD.jpg)
Vatican, Rome, Italy. 06th Nov, 2013. Vatican Pope Francis, general audience 06 November 2013 Pope Francis hug and bless a person sick of neurofibromatosis during the general audience of 6 November in
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