HONG KONG (SE): At his Wednesday general audience, which was live streamed from the Apostolic Library at the Vatican, Pope Francis turned his thoughts towards all those, in Italy and around the world, who are struggling against the Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic.
[contentcard url=”https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-03/pope-offers-heartfelt-thanks-for-efforts-to-combat-coronavirus.html”]“Right now, I would like to speak directly to all those ill with the coronavirus, who are suffering from this sickness, and to the many people suffering uncertainty related to their own illnesses. I offer my heartfelt thanks to hospital personnel, doctors, nurses, and volunteers who in this difficult moment are close to people who are suffering,” the pope said
Pope Francis also recalled the plight of “the poor Syrians who are suffering on the border between Greece and Turkey, a people who have suffered for many years.”
He noted that they have been forced to flee from their homes on account of war, hunger, and disease. “Let us not forget our brothers and sisters, including so many children, who are suffering there,” he exhorted.
