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Pope says 'deeply moved' by death of British toddler at the centre of legal battle

Pope Francis intervened several times in the case of Alfie Evans, the terminally-ill British toddler who died on Saturday

Pope Francis said Saturday he was "deeply moved" by the news that terminally-ill British toddler Alfie Evans had died after his parents lost a legal battle to seek medical help in Italy.

"I am deeply moved by the death of little Alfie. Today I pray especially for his parents, as God the Father receives him in his tender embrace," the pontiff wrote on his Twitter account.

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