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The Latest: Pope offers Brazilians hope among soaring deaths
The Associated Press
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1of30FILE - In this Sunday, April 11, 2021 file photo, Pope Francis wearing a face mask arrives to celebrate Mass in the Santo Spirito in Sassia Church in Rome. Pope Francis is offering Brazilians a message of hope and consolation amid soaring coronavirus deaths and infections in the country, which he said had resulted in “one of the most difficult tests in its history.” In a videomessage to a conference of Brazilian bishops Thursday, April 15, 2021 Francis said he was particularly praying for Brazilians who had lost loved ones to the pandemic. “Young and old, parents, doctors and volunteers, sacred ministers, rich and poor: the pandemic has spared no one in its wake of suffering.”Alessandra Tarantino/APShow MoreShow Less
New U.S. government data shows that the country saw somewhere around 600,000 more deaths than usual during a 13-month span. COVID-19 was blamed for most of those deaths.