Pope Francis, in his annual Christmas message, highlighted the social impact of the pandemic while reiterating his previous calls for equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines
ROME— Pope Francis lamented the social impact of the pandemic, including rising loneliness and domestic violence, while reiterating his previous calls forThe pope made his remarks Saturday in his annual Christmas message “to the city [of Rome] and the world,” in which he typically surveys wars and humanitarian crises around the world.
“Our capacity for social relationships is sorely tried; there is a growing tendency to withdraw, to do it all by ourselves, to stop making an effort to encounter others and do things together,” the pope said.
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