The Vatican's annual Palm Sunday service was closed to the public due to social gathering restrictions in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
still posted to its website."Furthermore, this Prefecture informs that until April 12 the General Audiences and the Angelus presided over by the Holy Father will be available only in live streaming on the official Vatican News website."
Similar to its Palm Sunday mass, the Vatican's remaining Holy Week celebrations will be held inside St. Peter's Basilica"without participation of the people," per a March 27. The statement noted that the changes had become necessary"as a result of the extraordinary situation that has arisen, due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic."
Pope Francis leads Palm Sunday mass inside Vatican City's St. Peter's Basilica on April 5. For the first time, members of the public cannot attend.for the new coronavirus. Its press office director, Matteo Bruni, notified the public on Thursday, explaining that the individual had been"in isolation since mid-March" after his wife was initially diagnosed with the illness.
"On this occasion it is useful to clarify that, as in all institutional situations, the various bodies and departments of the Holy See and the Vatican City State continue only in essential, mandatory and unavoidable activities, clearly adopting, to the maximum extent possible, the appropriate measures already communicated, which include remote work and rostering criteria, in order to safeguard the health of staff," he wrote.
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