“Pope Francis proposed a list of actions to replace the practice of fasting during Lent.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 Mar 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
The pope did not urge Catholics to do “15 acts of charity” and 11 things to fast from instead of not eating meat. The list came from religious blog sites, not from the pope himself.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 March 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 10 March 2025, 6 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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