Pope Francis has live-streamed today's service amid fears of the spread of coronavirus with Italy embroiled in chaos after 16 million people were suddenly placed in quarantine.
Today, the pontiff led the weekly Sunday Angelus prayer from within the library of the Apostolic Palace, which was then aired live on a screen in Saint Peter's Square.
He said: "The Angelus prayer today is a bit strange, with the Pope locked in the Library, but I see you and I am near you. "I am close through prayer with the people who suffer from the current coronavirus epidemic." The Pope's extraordinary comes as Italy is locked down to stop the spread of coronavirus.
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