Pope Francis gives Sunday prayer via livestream after 16 million placed under quarantine in northern Italy

Pope Francis gives Sunday prayer via livestream after 16 million placed under quarantine in northern Italy

Pope Francis delivered his Sunday blessing via video to prevent crowds from gathering in Vatican City as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus.The Pope gave the address via livestream from a library inside the Vatican at noon local time — just hours after about 16 million people in northern Italy were placed under a sweeping quarantine in the European country most heavily hit by COVID-19.