4.2M views · 29K reactions | Pope Francis visits the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and Church of San Marcello al Corso, in an empty Rome where he prays before a Marian icon believed to be painted by St. Luke and a crucifix of Our Lord Jesus both vital to ending plagues in Rome’s history. | EWTN Vatican | Facebook

47K views · 6.6K reactions | Pope Francis prays for the sick and suffering before the column dedicated to the Immaculate Conception in Rome's Piazza di Spagna. The Holy Father made the private act of veneration early Wednesday morning on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Read more: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-12/pope-francis-piazza-di-spagna-immaculate-conception.html | Vatican News | Facebook