Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican (Remo Casilli/Pool Photo via AP)Pope Francis has advised against pessimism as many people emerge from coronavirus lockdowns to a new way of living. During Mass in St Peter’s Basilica to mark Pentecost Sunday, Francis noted a tendency to say “nothing will return as before”. That kind of thinking, he said, guarantees “the one thing that certainly does not return is hope”. “The world sees conservatives and progressives,” he said, but instead all are “children of God”. While the Vatican has reopened the basilica to tourists, the rank-and-file faithful are still not allowed to attend Masses celebrated by the Pope to avoid crowding.

Source: Irish Independent May 31, 2020 11:48 UTC