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Be careful, because there is no evidence that it is true. CHAIN ​​DENIED BY MALDITA.ES \"Tonight we have to tie a white cloth on the doorknob of the house. entrance so that the plague goes away. The Pope asked for it. Do it pass the message to as many as you can with faith\" From **Maldita.es** we have not found any reference to this alleged request of the Pope in any of the official information services of the Vatican. The message we are talking about has been spreading, at least, since this Friday, the 27th March, the day on which Pope Francis presided over an act of prayer for coronavirus pandemic in St. Peter's Basilica, with the square empty. Here You can read the Pope's entire sermon, in which he does not make the request that has gone viral, nor does it mention anything about a \"white rag\". ## The initiative of the Italian Episcopal Conference on St. Joseph's Day On March 19, St. Joseph's Day, the Italian Episcopal Conference invited to pray the Rosary at 9 p.m. and to display "outside the windows a lit candle or a white cloth, symbols of hope and light of faith\", according to this publication from **Vatican News**, information service official of the Holy See. But this initiative is not a request from Pope Francis, nor is it requested that place the handkerchief \"so that the pests go away\". In fact, according to Vatican News, following this call from the Italian Episcopal Conference, the Pope recorded a video and asked that on that night of March 19 people pray to Saint José \"to protect Italy against the pandemic\", but he did not ask for Place a white \"rag\" on it. *In this piece the seal “WITHOUT PROOF” has been added to the image on May 22, 2020, in accordance with the update of our methodology. We are telling you all the hoaxes you are asking us about regarding COVID-19 in this compilation. Additionally, we have a special on this topic where you can also consult prevention tips and questions and responses about the outbreak of the new coronavirus. Fact-checkers from 41 countries have united to fight the wave of misinformation that the new coronavirus that started in China has brought with it, You can read more about the denials in this article and in this other article. IFCN. You can also share this article using the hashtag #CoronavirusFacts. 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The Pope asked that tonight we tie a white cloth on the handle of the entrance door so that the plague goes away