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New Book Marks 1st Anniversary of Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi Blessing as Pandemic Swept World

Pope Francis gives an extraordinary Urbi et Orbi blessing from the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica March 27, 2020 / Vatican Media.

Pope Francis gives an extraordinary Urbi et Orbi blessing from the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica to an empty square amid the coronavirus pandemic on March 27, 2020.

The new book, Why Are You Afraid? Have You No Faith?, is being released around the world in several languages through a collaboration between the Vatican Publishing House and the French publisher Bayard.