April 12, 2020 11:22 AM

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COVID19: Pope Francis to livestream Easter mass to locked down world

<span style="color: #222222;">Pope Francis will break with centuries of tradition and livestream Easter Sunday mass to allow the world's 1.3 billion Catholics celebrate their holiest holiday under coronavirus lockdown.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">   </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The pope's messages to the devotees on Saint Peter's Square have been replaced by prayers that he reads into a camera from the seclusion of his private library.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">   </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Francis had entered an empty Vatican square for a torch-lit Good Friday procession. It had taken place around the Roman Colosseum in the presence of at least 20,000 faithful for more than 50 years.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Rome and the rest of Italy have been living under lockdown since early March. The Vatican's entrance has been sealed by armed police.</span><br />

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