Pope Francis celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of St John Paul II by offering Holy mass at the altar where the Polish Pope is buried in St Peter’s Basilica.
Joined by a very limited number of the faithful, the liturgy on Monday morning was the first mass open to the public after almost two months of restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The basilica has been closed to worshipers and visitors since March 10 when the total closure of Italy was decreed due to the pandemic and the Vatican also applied these measures.
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