Pope condemns those trying to make quick buck off coronavirus


  • World
  • Wednesday, 08 Apr 2020

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis delivers a homily as he leads Palm Sunday mass in St. Peter's Basilica without public participation due to the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Vatican April 5, 2020. Alberto Pizzoli/Pool via REUTERS

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned people he said were exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to turn a quick profit and decried the "hypocrisy" of how some politicians are dealing with the crisis.

At the start of his morning Mass, the pope asked for a change of heart of those trying to make money from the misery of others.

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