Pope calls for world prayer to stop coronavirus, will deliver blessing
On Saturday Italy recorded a jump in deaths from coronavirus of almost 800, taking the death toll in the country to nearly 5,000.
Pope Francis delivers a speech after a meeting with Patriarchs of the churches of the Middle East at the St. Nicholas Basilica in Bari, southern Italy July 7, 2018(photo credit: REUTERS/TONY GENTILE)ByREUTERS