Pope celebrates mass of ‘mercy’ with prisoners, refugees |

Pope Francis stressed the importance for Christians of serving others Handout VATICAN MEDIA/AFP

Pope Francis made a rare Sunday outing from Vatican grounds to celebrate a mass on “divine mercy” with prisoners, refugees and health workers.

The service was held in a church just off St Peter’s Square, in front of a reduced congregation of about 80 people, due to coronavirus restrictions. 

Among them, there were inmates of two Roman prisons and one youth detention centre; refugees from Syria, Nigeria and Egypt; and nursing staff from a nearby hospital. 

In his homily, the leader of…