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The scene of the Pope praying for the world during the Statio Orbis on 27 March 2020 has remained in our hearts. That prayer, evoked by the Covid-19 pandemic, can help us alleviate the anxieties of the new crisis caused by the war in Eastern Europe, without forgetting the other conflicts on the planet. It is as if the Statio Orbis continues to make itself relevant today, repeating with undiminished hope that appeal of Pope Francis: "Now, as we stand in rough seas, we implore you: 'Wake up Lord!'" 
Various ecclesial organizations have taken the images filmed by Vatican Media on the evening of March 27, 2020 - the loneliness dense with presence around the Pope, the kiss at the feet of the rain-drenched Crucifix - reworking them in ways that go beyond the result of a simple commemoration. 
The €3,00 miniature sheet depicts the Holy Father as he walks alone up the steps leading to Saint Peter's Basilica. Providing the Holy Father with strength, consolation and hope were the Crucifix of San Marcello al Corso, carried in procession over the centuries by Romans invoking an end to epidemics, and the Salus Populi Romani, the ancient Marian icon that has always protected the Eternal City. Beyond the Piazza, in the solitude of forced isolation, the whole world watched the event, praying with the Bishop of Rome.

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