GORANI: Well, it is a Holy Week for billions of Christians around the world, for the last few years Pope Francis spent Thursday washing the feet of prisoners during this time. This year, obviously, there is social distancing at play. And that is putting a halt to many of the traditions; lockdowns have prevented almost all travel and congregating in Italy, leaving St. Peter's Square empty. You see it there. The pope will deliver his last supper mass to an empty basilica, as he did this Palm Sunday. Well, the fear and anxiety of the pandemic has people all over the world just longing to get away. They can't, obviously. These three explorers did just that a few hours ago. Two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut are trading one type of isolation for another, for their mission on the International Space Station. The three blasted off from the Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they were in quarantine even longer than usual because of the pandemic. But they will soon be getting a view like this of our struggling planet. Residents already working on the space station have been sharing tips with their fellow earthlings about maintaining physical and mental health, even when you cannot go out in public. We all sorely need it. Thanks very much for watching this hour. More ahead on CNN. I'm Hala Gorani. I'll see you next time. END
Pope Francis to Deliver Mass to Empty St. Peter's Basilica.