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Pope marks ‘Easter of solitude’ in COVID-19 lockdown

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