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Pope's Midnight Mass to start early to respect COVID curfew

by Nicole Winfield
| December 10, 2020 6:29 AM

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will celebrate Midnight Mass earlier than usual to comply with Italy’s anti-coronavirus curfew and will deliver his Christmas and New Year's blessings in ways that aim to prevent crowds from forming.

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