(ANSA) - ROME, JANUARY 03 - Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve and President of the Italian Episcopal Conference, today tested negative for the Sars-CoV-2 search.
Positive since Christmas, he spent these days in isolation in his apartment in the Archbishopric of Perugia-Città della Pieve.
Locomunica the CEI.
"The pandemic - declares the cardinal - shows no signs of ending and in these days the number of infections, unfortunately, continues to rise. It is undoubtedly a great test for everyone. I therefore renew the invitation to join with a sense of responsibility vaccination campaign, so that all together, united, we can build horizons of hope. At this moment, as I already mentioned in the message at the end of the year, I pray for those who, overwhelmed by difficulties and suffering, are struggling to look forward to the new year with confidence ". "I am thinking, first of all, of the young people who have experienced this period with great difficulty - adds the president of the CEI -; of all those families who struggle every day to make it to the end of the month and are now aggravated by costs that are difficult to sustain for light and heating.
Finally, a particular thought to the sick, the elderly and those who live in solitude;
to people in a state of abandonment, to the homeless and to those who feel rejected by society "." To all of them I extend my fraternal wishes for peace and good for 2022 ", concludes Bassetti. (ANSA).