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UPDATE: Popes Francis, Benedict receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

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UPDATE: Popes Francis, Benedict receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

January 15, 2021January 21, 2026

VATICAN CITY – Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 after the Vatican started vaccinating its employees and residents Jan. 13.Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican Press Office, confirmed the news Jan. 14.While it was reported widely that Pope Francis received the vaccine Jan…....