His Easter Sunday Mass and "Urbi et Orbi" blessing drew 70,000 to Saint Peter's Square last year. The pope has openly admitted that he was struggling along with everyone else to make sense of these extraordinary times. SEE ALSO: Pope Francis kisses nunThe pope's virtual prayers are just the most vivid example of religious improvisation in the age of social distancing and confinement. Its Orthodox counterpart in Greece is planning to hold mass behind closed doors for its Easter on April 19. Westminster Abbey in London is following the technological trend by releasing Easter podcasts for the faithful of the Anglican Church.

Source: Standard Digital April 12, 2020 01:30 UTC