JOIN POPE FRANCIS’ LIVE STREAM PRAYER SERVICE RECEIVE EXTRAORDINARY URBI ET ORBI BLESSING
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Pope Francis (courtesy of The Irish Times) PHILADELPHIA, PA (March 26, 2020)--In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Pope Francis invites Catholics around the world to participate remotely in a prayer service that will be streamed live from Saint Peters Square to https://www.vaticannews.va/en.html on Friday, March 27th. Pope Francis will give the extraordinary Urbi et Orbi Blessing with the opportunity for participants to receive a plenary indulgence. The Urbi et Orbi, meaning "to the City and the World," is a blessing usually delivered by the Holy Father at Christmas and Easter. Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez encourages faithful throughout the Archdiocese... Read more →