PBS News Hour

Pandemic turns Holy Week celebrations empty and silent

The coronavirus pandemic has made this year’s Holy Week one like never before. With stricken Italy extending a nationwide lockdown into May, Pope Francis has been holding services only via TV and online. And in Israel, the sacred sites of Jerusalem’s Old City, touchstones of faith for three religions, remain empty. Special correspondent Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome on an eerie Holy Week.

Pandemic turns Holy Week celebrations empty and silent

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