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March 15, 2020 - Pope Francis left the Vatican this Sunday to go on foot to pray in two important pilgrimage sites in Rome. |
Just after 4 PM the Holy Father visit to the Basilica of St. Mary Major, to offer a prayer to the Virgin Mary, Salus Populi Romani. The Pope prayed silently in front of the Icon of the Virgin Mary for 20 minutes; the Holy Father has a great vocation for this Icon who comes to visit on the main Marian anniversaries
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After the Pope visited the church of San Marcello on the Corso, where the Miraculous Crucifix is housed. This Crucifix was the only element to save itself from a devastating fire that hit the Church in 1519. In 1522 it was carried in procession for 16 days.
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