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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday (January 3) condemned people who had gone abroad on vacation to escape the COVID-19 shutdowns, saying they needed to show greater awareness of the suffering of others.
Speaking after his weekly noon blessing, Pope Francis said he had read newspaper reports of people taking flights to flee government sidewalks and seek diversion elsewhere.
“They were not thinking about those who stayed at home, about the financial problems of many people who have been severely hit by the confinement, about the sick. (They thought) only about going on vacation and having fun,” Pope said.
“This really saddened me,” he said in a video from the Vatican Apostolic Palace library.
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The traditional Angelus blessing is normally given from a window facing St. Peter’s Square, but it was moved inside to prevent crowds from gathering and to limit the spread of COVID-19.
“We don’t know what 2021 will hold for us, but what we can all do together is make a little more effort to look after each other. There is a temptation to look out only for our own interests. added.
Many countries have imposed strict restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed 1.83 million people worldwide, according to the latest Reuters tally.
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