Pope Francis is urging the faithful to use the coronavirus pandemic’s “time of trial” to prepare for a collective future where inequalities are abolished and the weakest and poorest are no longer left behind.
pandemic's “time of trial” to prepare for a future where inequalities are abolished and the poorest are no longer left behind.Francis traveled a few blocks outside the Vatican walls on Sunday to celebrate Mass at a nearby church to mark a special feast day dedicated to mercy. Only a few priests were in the pews given Italy’s strict virus lockdown.
In his homily, Francis said the grave, global toll of the pandemic has reminded the world that there are no borders between those who suffer, no differences in nationalities among those who are struck or spared.“May we be profoundly shaken by what is happening all around us," he said from the altar of the Santo Spirito church.
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