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By Isabella Piro
Sunday, 8 March 2020, can be seen as a symbolic line that separates the before and the after of a unique year in many respects.
It is the date when, for the first time, Pope Francis’ Angelus was streamed live from the Library of the Apostolic Palace. The lockdown imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic was imminent. It is a bit strange this Angelus prayer today, with the Pope caged in the Library, but I see you, I am close to you, the Pope said, as he linked up with the world. That event concluded with him looking out of the window to bless St. Peter s Square.