Pope Francis will give a special Urbi et Orbi blessing this Friday evening (27th March 2020) at 5pm Irish time. The ceremony will be carried live on the RTE News Now channel.
The ceremony will consist of readings from the Scriptures, prayers of supplication, and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament; and will conclude with Pope Francis giving his Urbi et Orbi (to the City [of Rome] and to the world) blessing. During this prayer ceremony the Pope will grant to participants all over the world a plenary indulgence in the context of the Coronavirus.
The Pope usually gives the Urbi et Orbi blessing on Christmas Day and Easter Sunday.