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| Pope kissing the foot of a Catholic faithful. [PHOTOS: AP/AFP] |
By Martin Mutua
Rome: As Pope Francis marks his one year in office as the head of the over 1.2 billion Catholic faithful, he is already being credited with having brought a major change whose effects might be felt in the church long after he is gone.
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