Vatican’s Holy Week to Proceed But Without Public Attendance
The Vatican's Holy Week ceremonies will go ahead but without public attendance as Italy tries to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the Holy See said Sunday.
St. Peter's Square remains closed due to measures to control the spread of coronavirus, Vatican City.
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Vatican City (AP) -- Pope Francis left the Vatican to make a surprise visit Sunday to two churches in Rome to pray for the end of the coronavirus pandemic — a move that came even as Italian health authorities insisted people stay home as much as possible to limit contagion in the heart of Europe's outbreak.