Pope Celebrates Mass Of Mercy With Prisoners, Refugees
The Philippine Star|April 12, 2021
ROME (AFP) – Pope Francis made a rare outing from Vatican grounds yesterday to celebrate a mass on “divine mercy” with prisoners, refugees and health workers. The service was held in a church just off St. Peter’s Square, in front of a reduced congregation of about 80 people, due to coronavirus restrictions
Pope Celebrates Mass Of Mercy With Prisoners, Refugees

Among them, there were inmates of two Roman prisons and one youth detention center; refugees from Syria, Nigeria and Egypt; and nursing staff from a nearby hospital.

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