NEW DELHI, Sept. 21 -- At this time in human history, we are all learning to live with COVID-19. The coronavirus pandemic is affecting our lives in numerous ways. It has created implications in the economic, interpersonal, family, community and other spheres of life. Indeed, these implications are here to stay for now and for several coming years too. The new normal situation that COVID-19 places before us forces us to reimagine new possibilities and opportunities, reshape our thoughts, redefine our approaches and redirect our actions, focuses and commitments.

In these past months of COVID experiences, Pope Francis quite frequently reflected on the coronavirus pandemic as it took hold of the human family. His reflections had twofold object...