The Pope calls for unity in the Christian Easter Mass

The Pope calls for unity on a small Easter mass for Christianity April 13 6:45

With the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus, the eternal Christian Easter has changed dramatically. The Roman Catholic Church held a small mass, and Pope Francisco called on the world to unite and respond to the new coronavirus.

Pope Francisco performed an Easter Mass to celebrate the resurrection of Christ at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican on the 12th.

Every year, many believers participate in the mass, but this time, due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the number of participants has been reduced to an unusual form that keeps each person away.

After Mass, Pope Francis said, "Many people are lonely in the sadness and suffering of the panic epidemic of the new coronavirus," said those affected by the new coronavirus. Thought to us.

He then called on the United States to unite and respond to the new coronavirus, stating that the entire world was suffering.

In Europe, churches around the world have canceled or closed masses, but some churches relay the masses on the Internet so that believers can pray together in a global crisis You.

Jerusalem Holy Land also banned

In Jerusalem in the Middle East, the church of the holy place where the tomb of Christ is said to have been closed due to the influence of the new coronavirus has been closed, but on the 12th, several clergy pray silently in time for Easter. Was sent through SNS.

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem is the Golgotha ​​Hill where Christ was crucified and the Holy Land where the tomb of Christ was located.

During the normal Easter season, tens of thousands of pilgrims from around the world visit to pray, but since last month, the church entrance door has been closed and ordinary people are prohibited from visiting It has been.

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher has been closed since 1349, when plague became a worldwide epidemic. One of the prayers outside the closed church said, "I hope that the virus threat will disappear as soon as possible and that normal days will return."