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Recognizing “the gifts of each baptized person”—women and men—Pope Francis ordered a change to canon law and liturgical norms so that women could be formally installed as lectors and acolytes.
Despite pandemic restrictions, 2020 still a busy year for Pope Francis Dec 31, 2020 rome bureau chief In this file photo taken on March 27, 2020, Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi prayer in an empty St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican. If ever there was a defining moment of Pope Francis during the coronavirus pandemic, it came on March 27, the day Italy recorded its single biggest daily jump in fatalities. From the rain-slicked promenade of St. Peter’s Basilica, Francis said the virus had shown that we’re all in this together, that we need each other and need to reassess our prioritie...
Pope Francis in 2020: A pandemic year in pictures Dec 30, 2020 senior correspondent Pope Francis puts on his face mask as he attends an inter-religious ceremony for peace in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, in Rome Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) While every year is unique in its own way, 2020 will arguably go down as among the most memorable in recent history, and these pictures attempt to capture the major moments of the past 12 months. ROME – While every year is unique in its own way, 2020 will arguably go down as among the most memorable in recent history. ...
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.
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...