Pope Francis has encouraged priests to go out and 'meet the coronavirus sick' as he avoids crowds amid an outbreak that has killed more than 4,000 people.
The 83-year-old pontiff has come down with a cold and cancelled appearances at the Vatican to avoid interacting with worshippers during the crisis.
Sunday's services were live-streamed as the pope decided not to address crowds from a window overlooking St Peter's Square as normal.
He will not hold his general audience from there on Wednesday as all of Italy is under an unprecedented lockdown affecting some 60million people.
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