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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl9WRsy0hu4&feature=youtu.be VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis praised the United Nations' adoption of a global cease-fire resolution amid the coronavirus pandemic that has swept the world. "The request for a…