Vatican to hold Easter celebrations without congregation due to virus

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The Vatican says all general audiences and the Angelus presided over by Pope Francis will be livestreamed until April 12. coronavirus

LIVESTREAM. People watch a screen live-broadcasting Pope Francis' Sunday Angelus prayer on St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on March 8, 2020, after millions of people were placed under forced quarantine in northern Italy as the government approved drastic measures in an attempt to halt the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak. Photo by Alberto Pizzoli/AFP

"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," the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household said in a statement.

 

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