‘For weeks now, it has been evening’

Pope Francis in an empty St. Peter’s Square in the dark and rain – for many, it was one of the most memorable images of the early COVID-19 shutdown.That was five years ago now. The footage of the Pope offered us a chance to stop and reflect on what was happening and what it might mean. There’s no real evidence that we have learned what might have been a helpful lesson from the pan...

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