Pope Francis on Wednesday (Thursday NZ time) chastised priests and bishops who take pictures with their cell phones during masses, saying they should focus on God instead. "The priest says ’lift up your hearts’. He does not say, ’lift up your cell phones to take pictures,’" Francis told tens of tho

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