163K views · 5.5K reactions | On the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ historic ‘Statio Orbis’, we recall the trepidation that permeated the world at the height of the pandemic and the hope that the Pope shared with the world from an empty St. Peter’s Square on March 27, 2020. Read more: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-03/that-empty-square-and-the-pastor-in-tune-with-the-world.html | Vatican News | Facebook