Vatican City: Pope Francis visited two major churches in Rome in the wake of the coronation. The Pope prayed for deliverance from the world sickness by visiting the Basilica of Mary Major of Rome and the Church of St. Marcello. The pope arrived at the Basilica of Mary Major of Rome from the Vatican at four o’clock this afternoon and spent some time in prayer in front of the image of the Holy Mother, the patron saint of the people.
It was only after the flowers were offered, that the Church of St. Marcello reached the church of Via del Corso in front of the Venetian square. Hundreds of people have been sharing the image of the pope walking alone like a pilgrim. The pope prayed in front of the miraculous cross that had arrived at the Church of St. Marcello in 1522 to avert the great epidemic that broke out in Rome.
