Pope makes first visit out of Rome for seven months after health scares

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Pope Francis has made his first trip out of Rome for seven months with a visit to Venice where he asked worshippers to "pray for me".

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People welcome Pope Francis's visit to Venice on Sunday, the ageing pontiff's first outside Rome since last year. The Pope addressed more than 10,000 faithful seated in the vast St Mark's Square, following an earlier visit to a women's prison and an address to young Venetians.

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