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Pope Francis: At the end of a year of pandemic, ‘we praise you, God’

December 31, 2020 CNA Daily News 1

Vatican City, Dec 31, 2020 / 10:20 am (CNA).- Pope Francis explained Thursday why the Catholic Church gives thanks to God at the close of a calendar year, even years that have been marked by tragedy, such as 2020’s coronavirus pandemic.

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As Carl mentioned, today Pope Francis addressed the College of Cardinals in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, discussing his predecessor Pope Emeritus Benedict, spiritual combat, and the unity to which the entire Church is called by […]

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