Pope Francis on Saturday signed a new encyclical called “Fratelli tutti” (All the Brothers) in the Italian city of Assisi, his first trip outside of Rome since the coronavirus pandemic broke out.

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An encyclical is a letter containing important teachings that the Pope distributes to the Church. It is the third encyclical of the Pope and deals with brotherhood in the world and social cohesion. The text is also expected to address the crisis unleashed by the coronavirus and its consequences. According to the Ansa news agency, the pope traveled by car to the town in the Umbrian region and greeted onlookers during his trip. He also stopped to visit the Clarisas de Vallegloria convent in Spello, Ansa reported. Before signing the encyclical, the Pope celebrated a mass at the tomb of Saint Francis, which was attended by 20 people, including Cardinal Agostino Vallini. Most of the faithful wore protective masks. He was expected to return to the Vatican in the evening. No more is known about the content of the encyclical, which was scheduled to be published by the Vatican on Sunday. Referring to the encyclical, the pontiff tweeted on Saturday: “The effort to build a more just society implies the capacity for fraternity, a spirit of human communion.” The importance of the document was underlined by the fact that the Pope traveled to the city where Saint Francis, the medieval monk famous for his love of nature, was born. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the 83-year-old Pope Francis was the first pontiff to name himself after the monk, known for his vows of poverty, love of nature and rejection of violence. Assisi is home to the Basilica of Saint Francis, one of the most important Catholic places of worship in the world, which houses the burial chamber of the medieval monk. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The two previous encyclicals of Pope Francis were “Lumen fidei” (Light of faith) in 2013, and “Laudato si” (On the care of the common home) in 2015. The latter, addressed to the environment, was seen as a global wake-up call underscoring the need to protect the climate and fight poverty.