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Coronavirus en el Vaticano: Semana Santa se celebrará sin fieles y por ‘streaming’

TOPSHOT - This handout picture released by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis blessing over an empty St. Peter square at the Vatican, after his streamed Angelus prayer, on March 15, 2020. - The Vatican said on March 15, that its traditional Easter week celebrations would be held this year without worshippers due to the coronavirus. "Because of the current global public health emergency, all the liturgical celebrations of Holy Week will take place without the physical presence of the faithful," the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household said in a statement. (Photo by - / VATICAN MEDIA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / OSSERVATORE ROMANO" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
TOPSHOT - This handout picture released by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis blessing over an empty St. Peter square at the Vatican, after his streamed Angelus prayer, on March 15, 2020. - The Vatican said on March 15, that its traditional Easter week celebrations would be held this year without worshippers due to the coronavirus. "Because of the current global public health emergency, all the liturgical celebrations of Holy Week will take place without the physical presence of the faithful," the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household said in a statement. (Photo by - / VATICAN MEDIA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / OSSERVATORE ROMANO" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS -

Todas las celebraciones litúrgicas de la Semana Santa se celebrarán sin fieles en la plaza de San Pedro para evitar la propagación del coronavirus, anunció este domingo el Vaticano.

"Debido a la actual emergencia sanitaria, todas las celebraciones litúrgicas de la Semana Santa se llevarán a cabo sin la presencia física de fieles", indicó en un comunicado la prefectura de la Casa Pontificia.

"Asimismo, comunicamos que hasta el domingo 12 de abril de 2020 las audiencias generales del Santo Padre y la recitación de la Oración Mariana del 'Angelus' de los días domingo, serán transmitidas solo vía 'streaming'", añadió el Vaticano.

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