VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis prayed for tens of thousands of COVID-19 victims in an unprecedented livestream Easter Sunday (Apr 12) message ...
In Britain, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby - the spiritual leader of Anglicans - celebrated mass with thousands of followers on a video recorded from his kitchen.used during Francis' visit to the Central American country last year.Rio de Janeiro priest Omar Raposo took to a helicopter to bless the Brazilian city from the sky.
In the United States, President Donald Trump, a Presbyterian, said in an Easter message that this year's celebration"comes during a sombre time for our nation."Baltimore, Maryland, Pastor Alvin Gwynn defied a state lockdown to call on parishioners to flock to his Friendship Baptist Church for his Easter service, but given fears over the coronavirus, fewer than 10 showed up.
In Italy, Europe's hardest-hit nation, the great Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli livestreamed a special concert from the deserted square facing Milan's lacelike Duomo Cathedral. In Jerusalem, a few priests also gathered at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - under lockdown like the Vatican - to pray at the spot where Christians believe Jesus was crucified and resurrected on Easter.
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