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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
Pope marks ‘Easter of solitude’ in COVID-19 lockdown
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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis prayed for tens of thousands of COVID-19 victims in an unprecedented livestream Easter Sunday (Apr 12) message delivered from a hauntingly empty Vatican to a world under lockdown. The 83-year-old pontiff spoke softly at a ceremony attended by just a handful of priests and a small choir that was spaced out
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 12, 2020
Banish ‘self-centredness’, Pope Francis tells the world as it faces COVID-19
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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis called on Sunday (Apr 12) for global solidarity in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout, urging the relaxation of international sanctions, debt relief for poor nations and ceasefires in all conflicts. He also warned the European Union that it risked collapse if it did not agree on how to
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
Pope Francis opens Holy Week amid COVID-19 pandemic, says now is time to serve
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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis marked a surreal Palm Sunday (Apr 5) in an empty St Peter’s Basilica, urging people living through the COVID-19 pandemic not to be so concerned with what they lack but how they can ease the suffering of others. The service, kicking off Holy Week events leading to Easter, usually attracts tens of thousands
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 7, 2020
Pope goes livestream to fight viral epidemic
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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis decided to deliver Sunday’s prayer by livestream and Italy called in retired doctors as the new coronavirus epidemic gathered strength and emptied streets in Europe’s worst affected country. The 83-year-old pontiff broke with centuries of tradition by enlisting the help of technology to keep crowds from descending on Saint Peter’s Square for
