Amid the pandemic of coronavirus worldwide, Pope Francis will celebrate the Corpus Christi Sunday Mass without faithful inside St. Peter’s Basilica.
The Mass this coming Sunday was announced by the Holy See Press Office yesterday.
«On Sunday, June 14, at 9:45 am, Pope Francis will celebrate Holy Mass for the feast of Corpus Christi at the Altar of the Chair, in the Vatican Basilica.»
«Some 50 faithful,» it explained, «will be present at the Eucharistic Celebration presided over by the Holy Father.»
On Pentecost, May 31, 2020, the Pope resumed, from his usual office window of Apostolic Palace, the recitation of the Regina Caeli prayer with the faithful in St. Peter’s Square.
The police guaranteed safe access to the square and will ensure that the faithful present can respect the necessary interpersonal distance.»
This Regina Caeli appointment marked the first time the Pope will have not read his address from his private library since Italy’s long lockdown.
For the first time since mid-March, people were present in St. Peter’s Square on May 24, Ascension Sunday. They could follow the words of Pope Francis and the prayer on the jumbotrons. Pope Francis then blessed them from his window overlooking the Square.
