Pope hails health care workers as heroes for COVID service
ABC News
Pope Francis has hailed health care workers as heroes for their service every day, not just during the pandemic
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis on Sunday hailed health care workers as heroes for their service every day, not just during the pandemic, asking the public in St. Peter's Square to join with him in public applause.
Francis clapped his hands in what he said was a “great thank you” for health workers, including volunteers, who care for the sick. Italy was marking Sunday as a national day to pay tribute to health care workers.
The national professional association of doctors counts 370 physicians who have died of COVID-19 in Italy.
"We must recall the many doctors, nurses, volunteers, who are close to the sick, treat them, make them feel better, help them,'' Francis said in his weekly appearance from a window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking the square.
