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Thursday, Mar. 31, 2022

Did the Vatican invite Chelsea Clinton, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the CEOs of Moderna and Pfizer to speak at a conference in 2022?

Marlo Lee, Lead Stories

no

These public figures, among others, were invited to such a conference, but it took place online in 2021. The conference was originally scheduled as an in-person event for May 2020, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A full list of the attendees, which included Cindy Crawford, Joe Perry of Aerosmith and Princess Dina Mired of Jordan, can be viewed on a website set up by the Vatican for the conference.

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