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Pope Francis Releases Balloons of Peace in Place of Doves

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Getty 012515 PopeFrancis?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1422213085207GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis broke with tradition on Sunday, releasing balloons of peace in place of the typical doves during his Sunday mass.

Last January, shortly after the pontiff released the two peace doves, they were attacked by other birds. During the last Sunday mass of January, the pope traditionally released the doves to symbolize the need to pray and work for world peace, London’s The Telegraph newspaper says.

In the place of the doves, Pope Francis had children release the multi-colored balloons.


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