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What artwork is featured in the special Vatican postmark commemorating the 2025 “Habemus Papam” announcement?
  • The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo
  • The School of Athens by Raphael
  • The Primacy of Peter tapestry by Pieter van Aelst after Raphael
  • The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci

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Saint Thérèse of Lisieux


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