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Pope Francis shares a word with Monsignor Luis Maria Rodrigo Ewart as he arrives in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican for his weekly general audience, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. A Vatican official who is a key member of Francis' COVID-19 response commission, the Rev. Augusto Zampini, acknowledged Tuesday that at age 83 and with part of his lung removed after an illness in his youth, Francis would be at high risk for complications if he were to become infected. Zampini said he hoped Francis would don a mask at least when he greeted people during the general audience. &quot;We are working on that,&quot; he said. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Maskless pope blames ‘this lady called COVID’ for distance

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In this Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, file photo, 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. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

‘We’re working on it:’ Pope’s COVID advisers and the mask

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, file photo, 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. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Pope Francis’ COVID-19 advisers and the mask

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Vatican Swiss Guards wearing masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 march as they leave the St. Damaso courtyard after the visit of Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope and Spain’s prime minister visit maskless at Vatican

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Pope Francis listens to a priests introducing the group of faithful attending the weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Divided reactions in US as pope backs same-sex civil unions

By DAVID CRARY and ELANA SCHOR - Associated Press

Pope Francis waves to the faithful at the end of the weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

Pope Francis lights a candle for peace during an inter-religious ceremony for peace in the square outside Rome's City Hall, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Masked pope, faith leaders pray for peace and pandemic’s end

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Pope taps cardinal from Congo to join group of key advisors

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Pope Francis, right, greets a priest at the end of his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope apologizes for keeping distance as virus cases spike

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Pope Francis, right, sits at a table with Cardinal George Pell on the occasion of their private meeting at the Vatican, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. The Pope warmly welcomed Cardinal for a private audience in the Apostolic Palace after the cardinal’s sex abuse conviction and acquittal in Australia. (Vatican News via AP)

Pope warmly greets redeemed Cardinal Pell after abuse trial

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

FILE -- In this Sept. 20, 2020 file photo, Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican. The pontiff on Saturday, Oct. 10 recorded a video message to a TED conference on climate change, that will be released later Saturday night. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope in TED talk: Earth cannot be squeezed ‘like an orange’

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Cardinal Angelo Becciu talks to journalists during press conference in Rome, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. The powerful head of the Vatican's saint-making office, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, has resigned from the post and renounced his rights as a cardinal amid a financial scandal that has reportedly implicated him indirectly. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope commits to clean finances amid scandal in backyard

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Pope Francis leaves the St. Francis Basilica after signing a new encyclical on fraternity and solidarity in the post-COVID world, in Assisi, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis’ political detours anger some Catholics

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

Cardinal George Pell has a drink in a cafe at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. Cardinal George Pell, who left the Vatican in 2017 to face child sexual abuse charges in Australia, returned to Rome on Wednesday to find a Holy See mired in the type of corruption scandal he worked to expose and clean up. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Cardinal Pell accuser denies bribe as Vatican intrigue grows

By NICOLE WINFIELD and ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Francis, in Assisi, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Pope Francis travelled to the homeland of his nature-loving namesake on Saturday to sign an encyclical laying out his vision of a post-COVID world built on solidarity, fraternity and care for the environment.In his first outing from Rome since the coronavirus lockdown, Francis celebrated Mass on Saturday in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Francis in the Umbrian hilltop town of Assisi. (Vatican Media via AP)

Pope: Market capitalism has failed in pandemic, needs reform

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Francis, in Assisi, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Pope Francis travelled to the homeland of his nature-loving namesake on Saturday to sign an encyclical laying out his vision of a post-COVID world built on solidarity, fraternity and care for the environment.In his first outing from Rome since the coronavirus lockdown, Francis celebrated Mass on Saturday in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Francis in the Umbrian hilltop town of Assisi. (Vatican Media via AP)

Pope Francis blasts market capitalism failing during pandemic

By Nicoloe Winfield - Associated Press

Pope Francis arrives at the St. Francis Basilica to sign a new encyclical on fraternity and solidarity in the post-COVID world, in Assisi, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. The Pontiff made his first trip outside the Vatican since the virus outbreak, traveling to Assisi to announce a new encyclical. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope in 1st post-lockdown outing goes to Assisi to sign text

By ANDREA ROSA and NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Pope Francis greets faithful during his weekly general audience in the St. Damaso courtyard at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope’s latest encyclical draws ire of Catholic feminists

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 27, 2019, file photo, Cardinal George Pell arrives at the County Court in Melbourne, Australia. Pell, Pope Francis' former finance minister, will soon return to the Vatican during an extraordinary economic scandal for the first time since he was cleared of child abuse allegations in Australia five months ago, a newspaper has reported, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)

Church says Cardinal Pell returning to Vatican in crisis

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

Cardinal Angelo Becciu talks to journalists during press conference in Rome, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. The powerful head of the Vatican's saint-making office, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, has resigned from the post and renounced his rights as a cardinal amid a financial scandal that has reportedly implicated him indirectly. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Vatican cardinal pushes back after pope fires him in scandal

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press