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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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