An ITV news reporter accidentally reported that The Pope died while making his speech about COVID-19 on Christmas Day.
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During a live broadcast, ITV reporter Kylie Pentelow was recapping Pope Francis’ Christmas Day speech when she said, “His death was announced…” but realized the error she made and stopped. Moments later, she apologized for the mistake and moved on to the next story.
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According to TMZ, there was no explanation as to why Pentelow made the error and it could be possible that she was reading off of a teleprompter.
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As for The Pope’s speech, he discussed the pandemic and offered prayers for those who have been personally affected by the coronavirus. He also pleaded for the vaccines to be easily available for individuals around the world.
“[Jesus] “grant health to the infirm and inspire all men and women of goodwill to seek the best ways possible to overcome the current health crisis and its effects. Comfort the victims of violence against women, which has increased in this time of the pandemic,”