Pope Francis kisses a miraculous crucifix that in 1552 was carried in a procession around Rome to stop the great plague, that was brought from the San Marcello al Corso church in Rome, during a moment of prayer on the sagrato of St Peter's Basilica, the platform at the top of the steps immediately in front of the fa?ade of the Church, to be concluded with the Pope giving the Urbi et Orbi Blessing, on March 27, 2020 at the Vatican. (Photo by YARA NARDI / POOL / AFP)