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Pope Francis urges hope amid ‘darkness’ of coronavirus pandemic in Easter vigil
Pope Francis has urged people to maintain hope even through the “dark months” of the coronavirus pandemic while celebrating a scaled-back Easter vigil service in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Key points:
- Pope Francis acknowledged COVID-19 is still devastating many parts of the world
- This was the second consecutive year Easter celebrations in the Vatican were scaled back
- The Pope will deliver the traditional blessing from St. Peter’s Basilica
Only about 200 masked people were allowed to attend Saturday’s service, which marks the period between Christ’s crucifixion and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.
For the second year in a row, the Vatican cut out the traditional sacrament of baptism for a handful of adults.
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