At a Sunday mass at St. Peter 's Square on 26 Jan , Pope Francis praised `` the great commitment by the Chinese community that has already been put in place to combat the epidemic '' and commenced a closing prayer for `` the people who are sick because of the virus that has spread through China '' .
At a Sunday mass at St. Peter 's Square in Vatican City on 26 January , Pope Francis praised `` the great commitment by the Chinese community .