Pope face-to-face with the faithful again as COVID declines in Italy


Pope Francis receives a drawing from a child as he arrives for the weekly general audience while coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions are eased at the Vatican, May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis expressed his delight on Wednesday as he resumed his weekly general audience in public for the first time in six months, reflecting a decline in coronavirus cases in Italy.

During the winter and early spring, the pope had delivered his weekly address via a video link from the Vatican's Apostolic Library. On Wednesday morning, he stepped out into the San Damaso Courtyard, where a few hundred faithful had gathered.

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