Despite Coronavirus: Francis Kisses Hand of Freed Missionary
![](https://seedus0275.gloriatv.net/storage1/3v0h5mppchxsekvk1mw7nasrnns0urjvkgmq5b8.webp?scale=on&secure=lqtEqLaWzk5i8HooSb7wzg&expires=1721195679)
Maccalli belongs to the White Fathers. He was kidnapped by Islamic groups for two years in Niger and Mali, and liberated on October 8.
"When we said goodbye - Father Maccalli told Vatican media – “I shook his hand and he kissed my hands. I didn't expect this". At the audicence, nobody was wearing a coronavirus mask.
#newsDrfplzqoih
![](https://seedus6826.gloriatv.net/storage1/giss0zlbv889i5ls4715k3s00kdq2u40idfqeo5.webp?crop=4096.2531&scale=on&secure=FgtXEK4H_U_mkrvIRnGNYA&expires=1721268799)