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My Accidental Date with Pope Francis

My Accidental Date with Pope Francis

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Ash Jurberg
Apr 24, 2025
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The first sign that we’d stumbled into something big was the banners flooding the arrival hall. My Albanian vocabulary extended to exactly zero words, yet the airport’s energy needed no translation. Groups of excited visitors cluttered the terminal, their voices a global symphony. Many wore uniforms, waving signs wit…

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