Vatican Holy Week celebrations will take place without physical presence of faithful
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The Prefecture of the Papal Household announced that Holy Week celebrations in Rome will take place without the physical presence of the faithful, in an attempt to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
The prefecture, on its website, announced that, “because of the current global public health emergency, all the Liturgical Celebrations of Holy Week will take place without the physical presence of the faithful.
Furthermore, this Prefecture informs that until April 12 the General Audiences and the Angelus presided over by the Holy Father will be available only in live streaming on the official Vatican News website”.
Earlier, Pope Francis invited the people to unite ourselves to Christ and one another in the spiritual communion of the Eucharist, as more governments encourage citizens to stay at home to fight the spread of Covid-19.
epa08295730 A faithful prays during Angelus Prayer in St. Peter Square in Vatican, in Rome, Italy, 15 March 2020. In cooperation with Italian emergency measures, the Vatican has closed St. Peter’s Square and Basilica starting 10 March 2020 till 03 April 2020. During the prayer Pope Francis prayed for the sick, the medical staff and the volunteers. Italy has 21,157 covid-19 cases. EPA-EFE/ANGELO CARCONI
epa08295733 A woman prays outside the closed St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican during Angelus prayer, in Rome, Italy, 15 March 2020. In cooperation with Italian emergency measures, the Vatican has closed St. Peter’s Square and Basilica starting 10 March 2020 till 03 April 2020. During the prayer Pope Francis prayed for the sick, the medical staff and the volunteers. Italy has 21,157 covid-19 cases. EPA-EFE/ANGELO CARCONI
epa08295777 A nun prays during Angelus Prayer in St. Peter Square in Vatican, in Rome, Italy, 15 March 2020. In cooperation with Italian emergency measures, the Vatican has closed St. Peter?s Square and Basilica starting 10 March 2020 till 03 April 2020. During the prayer Pope Francis prayed for the sick, the medical staff and the volunteers. Italy has 21,157 covid-19 cases. EPA-EFE/ANGELO CARCONI
epaselect epa08295732 A faithful prays during Angelus Prayer in St. Peter Square in Vatican, in Rome, Italy, 15 March 2020. In cooperation with Italian emergency measures, the Vatican has closed St. Peter’s Square and Basilica starting 10 March 2020 till 03 April 2020. During the prayer Pope Francis prayed for the sick, the medical staff and the volunteers. Italy has 21,157 covid-19 cases. EPA-EFE/ANGELO CARCONI
