The head of the Catholic Church said people should use difficult times to make kind gestures to their loved ones.
Pope Francis has said that he asked for divine intervention in the coronavirus pandemic and called on people to use these troubled times to get closer to their loved ones.
The head of the Catholic Church has mostly been restricted to the walled confines of the Vatican and since the national lockdown in Italy was imposed on March 9, has been live-streaming his daily mass from his Santa Marta residence, Catholic news service Crux Now reported. On Sunday, he left the Vatican and went to the centre of a deserted Rome to pray at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major [Santa Maria Maggiore]. He then walked along theto reach the church of San Marcello al Corso, which is home to a crucifix venerated by the Catholic faithful and was carried throughout the Italian capital in 1522 to ward off the Great Plague, Vatican News reported.
Pope Francis prays in S. Marcello al Corso church on March 15. In an interview, he has said that he has prayed for God's intervention in the coronavirus pandemic.journalist Paolo Rodari what he prayed for at the two churches, the pontiff replied:"I asked the Lord to stop the epidemic: Lord, stop it with your hand. That's what I prayed for."
The pope also said that with many people now at home, it provided an opportunity for people to carry out"small, concrete gestures" to loved ones, such as a"caress for our grandparents, a kiss for our children, for the people we love. These are important, decisive gestures. If we live these days like this, they won't be wasted," he said."Sometimes, we only experience a virtual form of communication with one another. Instead, we should discover a new closeness.
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