Pope prays for pandemic's end and for a 'horizon of hope'
Pope Francis prays in the Gregorian Chapel in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Pope Francis led a special prayer service Saturday evening to invoke the end of the pandemic. (Riccardo Antimiani/Pool photo via AP)

Pope Francis prays in the Gregorian Chapel in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Pope Francis led a special prayer service Saturday evening to invoke the end of the pandemic. (Riccardo Antimiani/Pool photo via AP)

May. 01, 2021 02:12 PM EDT
Pope Francis prays in the Gregorian Chapel in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Pope Francis led a special prayer service Saturday evening to invoke the end of the pandemic. (Riccardo Antimiani/Pool photo via AP)

Pope Francis prays in the Gregorian Chapel in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, May 1, 2021. Pope Francis led a special prayer service Saturday evening to invoke the end of the pandemic. (Riccardo Antimiani/Pool photo via AP)

May. 01, 2021 02:12 PM EDT