Pandemic forces Pope Francis to cancel annual baptism ceremony in Sistine Chapel catholicnewsagency.com

Pope Francis will not baptize babies in the Sistine Chapel this Sunday due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Holy See press office announced Jan. 5 that the newborns would be baptized instead in their home parishes.

“Due to the health situation, as a precautionary measure, the traditional baptism of children presided over by the Holy Father in the Sistine Chapel on the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord will not be celebrated this year,” the press office said…

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