Tag: pandemic
Italian Ministry for Internal Affairs: Visiting church to pray not valid...
ROME -- While many churches in Italy remain open, visiting a church to pray is not a valid excuse for leaving one's home during...
Pope Francis joins U.N. appeal for global cease-fire amid the threat...
VATICAN CITY -- Saying conflicts can never be resolved with war, Pope Francis added his support to a U.N. appeal for a global cease-fire...
Coronavirus calls forth what is most noble in the human spirit:...
I could write about something other than the coronavirus pandemic, but right now it almost seems there isn't anything else.
The rapid spread of the...
Italian priests rise to challenges of connecting separated family and deceased...
ROME -- When Father Mario Carminati went to bless the remains of one of his parishioners, he called the deceased man's daughter on WhatsApp...
Iranian cleric pleads with Pope Francis to help end U.S. sanctions,...
VATICAN CITY -- Citing the increasing loss of lives to COVID-19 and a lack of medical resources, an Iranian cleric has urged Pope Francis...
Pope Francis calls for people to be firm in faith; world-wide...
VATICAN CITY -- In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the daily lives and routines of millions of people have been turned upside down,...
High mortality rate means Italian churches, chaplains, nuns have unexpected role...
ROME — In a nation where the faithful are not allowed to assemble for Mass, one church in northern Italy is full.
The Church of...
Pope Francis prays for pastors to find ways to minister amid...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis urged people to pray for parish priests so that they may find ways to accompany their people while the...