Alone on the forecourt of St. Peter's Square and in heavy rain, Pope Francis addressed his followers and gave a blessing normally reserved for Easter and Christmas. The one-hour mass was broadcast worldwide in eight languages, including sign language, a novelty.
The head of the Catholic Church also took the time to thank all those mobilized in the fight against the pandemic: "Doctors, nurses, supermarket employees, maintenance workers, home care providers, transporters, forces of the order, volunteers, priests, nuns and so many others who have understood that no one can save himself, ”he listed.