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Pope Leo XIV blesses Marie-Garance Noël

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Pope Leo XIV blessed Marie-Garance Noël, a 10-year-old girl with multiple disabilities, while riding in the popemobile on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on September 26, 2026. Marie-Garance Noël was born a ward of the state and adopted by a Catholic family.

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  1. Sep 28, 11:15 AM La Croix Français Qui est Marie-Garance Noël, fillette polyhandicapée bénie par Léon XIV sur les Champs-Élysées ?
  2. Sep 29, 10:25 PM Religión en Libertad Español ¿Quién es la niña que León XIV bendijo en París? Detrás de la imagen hay una sorprendente historia

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