Urbi et Orbi blessing at 5.00pm today

Ubi Et Orbi today, Friday, 27 March, at 5.00pm Irish time, Pope Francis will preside over an extraordinary global celebration (Statio orbis) of prayer. The ceremony will consist of readings from the Scriptures, prayers of supplication, and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and will conclude with Pope Francis giving his Urbi et Orbi blessing. The Holy Father will grant to participants all over the world a plenary indulgence in the context of the Coronavirus.

RTÉ, will facilitate the live broadcast of Pope Francis’ extraordinary Urbi et Orbi blessing at 5.00pm today on the RTE News Now channel.