FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis leads Mass and the Regina Coeli prayer in Rome's Santo Spirito in Sassia church without public participation due to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rome, Italy, April 19, 2020. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Italy's Roman Catholic Church has reprimanded the government for not allowing the faithful to return to Masses at the start of a gradual staged end to Europe's longest coronavirus lockdown.
Masses have been banned since early March when Italy closed most commercial activities apart from essentials.
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