
Pope Francis at the Regina Coeli: Mediterranean Migrant Deaths Are a ‘Moment of Shame’
The pope gave his Regina Coeli address at a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, where pilgrims stood spaced apart to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The pope gave his Regina Coeli address at a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, where pilgrims stood spaced apart to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Standing beneath Pietro Perugino’s painting of the Resurrection, Pope Francis recalled the angel’s next words to the women: “I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said.”
He also honored Mother’s Day: ‘I want to remember all mothers with gratitude and affection, entrusting them to the protection of Mary, our heavenly Mother.’
At the end of the Regina Coeli, Pope Francis noted that some countries are seeing large numbers of infections and deaths as a result of the coronavirus, including Italy, the United States, Spain and France.
'We receive a new way of being. The life of Christ becomes ours: We are able to think like him, act like him, to see the world and things with the eyes of Jesus,' the Holy Father told pilgrims on May 3 in St. Peter's Square.
‘I pray for the victims, for the wounded and for all those who suffer because of this calamity,’ the Holy Father said April 26.
During the April 12 Divine Mercy Sunday Mass, Francis also proclaimed Armenian-rite St. Gregory of Narek a doctor of the Church..
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