(ANSA) - Vatican City, November 8 - Pope Francis at his general audience Wednesday reproached those who take photos with their cell phones during Mass.
Referring to a phrase in the Mass when the priest says "lift up your hearts", the pontiff said, "He doesn't say 'lift up your cell phones to take a photo.
"It saddens me when I'm celebrating Mass in the square and the basilica and I see so many cell phones lifted up," he said.
"Please - Mass isn't a show," he said to the more than 13,000 people gathered for the general audience at which he began a new cycle of catechism teachings focusing on the Mass.
"It's very important to get back to the essential".
Pope Francis says lift hearts, not cell phones
Pontiff says it saddens him when people take photos during Mass