Pope Francis has encouraged Catholics to receive a vaccine against coronavirus as an “act of love”.
In a video message, the Holy Father joined with the bishops from the Americas to urge the faithful not to hesitate about getting a protective jab.
“Thanks to God’s grace and to the work of many, we now have vaccines to protect us from Covid-19,” he said in video released by Vatican News this week.
The vaccines, the Pope said, “bring hope to end the pandemic, but only if they are available to all and if we collaborate with one another”.
