Pope Francis echoes UN call for a global ceasefire to combat Covid-19 pandemic
Pope Francis delivers the weekly Angelus prayer as it is streamed via video over the internet from inside the Vatican, March 29, 2020.
People watch the extraordinary ''Urbi et Orbi'' blessing of Pope Francis at TV, in Cisternino, Italy, March 27, 2020. Confirmed cases in Italy stood at 92,472, the second-highest number of cases in the world behind the United States.
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