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.Disciples of the Redeemer Sister Angel Bipendu, a physician from Congo working in the public health service in Villa d Alme, Italy, is seen in her office in this August 2020 photo. Sister Bipendu, who was on the frontline of caring for Italian COVID-19 patients, said her hope for 2021 is based on the availability of vaccines, but especially on trust that people now know what to do to slow the spread. (CNS photo/courtesy of Sister Angel Bipendu) .Disciples of the Redeemer Sister Angel Bipendu, a physician from Congo working in the public health service in Villa d Alme, Italy, is seen in her office in this August 2020 photo. Sister Bipendu, who was on the frontline of caring for Italian COVID-19 patients, said her hope for 2021 is based on the availability of vaccines, but especially on trust that people now know what to do to slow the spread. (CNS photo/courtesy Sister Angel Bipendu)
Salud! : A better 2021 requires more than a toast
Friday, Jan. 08, 2021
By Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY Whether or not they raised a glass of bubbly as the new year made its debut, many people around the world were convinced that 2021 had to be better than 2020 was.
Pope Francis, leading the recitation of the Angelus Jan. 3, had a simple-sounding idea for how to make that happen.
“We do not know what 2021 holds for us,” he said, “but what each one of us, and all of us together, can do is to take care of each other and of creation, our common home.”