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    Clarence Page: Pope Francis believes the world needs to laugh more. He’s right

    by Clarence Page, Tribune Content Agency Jun 26, 2024 2 minutes

    As an experienced class clown who long has felt the power of comedy to be vastly underappreciated, I was more than tickled to hear that Pope Francis had invited more than 100 comedians to an audience at the Vatican.

    Blessed are the mirth makers, I thought — along with, does he know what he’s doing?

    The guests included such big-name comics as Stephen Colbert, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock, Jimmy Fallon,

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