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By Andrea Tornielli
The year 2020 for Pope Francis, like that of each of us, was deeply marked by the pandemic.
He made no international trips, and held only a few General Audiences with the faithful present at the end of the summer, before a second wave of coronavirus infections brought them to an end once more. His public celebrations were held with slimmed-down participation of the faithful. It was a year marked by the lack of daily personal contact made up of physical closeness in the form of hugs, handshakes, whispered words with teary eyes, blessings, and encounters.
Even Pope Francis, in his own way, carried out his mission in smart-working, as he stayed home, connected virtually, and increased the phone calls he made.