The pontiff said on Sunday that he was “sad” about the news that people were traveling abroad to have fun amid the pandemic.
“They are good people, but they did not think about those who were at home, about the economic problems of many people who were hit hard by the blockade, of the sick,” said Pope Francis on Sunday.
“[They thought] just to go on vacation and have fun. It hurt me a lot, “said the Pope at the end of his Sunday prayer at Angelus.
Pope Francis held his Sunday prayers in the library of the Apostolic Palace, instead of the usual window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, where crowds generally gathered in order to limit the spread of the virus.
Many countries around the world are facing new travel restrictions and restrictions, with 84 million people infected with the virus. At least 1.83 million people died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Renewing his wishes for a Happy New Year, Pope Francis said: “What each of us – and all of us together – can do is commit ourselves a little more to taking care of each other and of what has been created, our common home. “
In the past, the Pope has also criticized people who refuse to wear masks or who protest against coronavirus restrictions, commenting that they move in “their own little world of interests”.
“Today, in this time of darkness and uncertainty during the pandemic, different lights of hope appear, such as the discovery of vaccines … they must be available to everyone,” said the Pope during his traditional Urbi et Orbi (for the city and the world) in the Vatican.