As national and local governments have been issuing stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Pope Francis asked people to pray for and assist those who are homeless.
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Dr. Fauci is dedicated to public service, formed at Jesuit high school
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has emerged for many as the voice of reason and integrity as the nation confronts the novel coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 is not God’s judgment, but a call to live differently, pope says
The worldwide coronavirus pandemic is not God's judgment on humanity, but God's call on people to judge what is most important to them and resolve to act accordingly from now on, Pope Francis said.
During pandemic, priests work to bridge distance between deceased, family
When Father Mario Carminati went to bless the remains of one of his parishioners, he called the deceased man's daughter on WhatsApp so they could pray together.
Coronavirus may produce misery beyond disease to migrants, home countries
Lack of jobs and economic disparity in Central America were already driving large numbers of migrants north before the coronavirus became a household word.
Pandemic casts spotlight on a nearly forgotten martyr: St. Corona
She had become nearly forgotten. Little is known about the young woman who was killed for her Christian faith, presumably in the second century A.D. But now, a pandemic is shedding light on her: St. Corona.
Latin American governments weigh pandemic shutdown vs. economic hardship
On day nine of the state of emergency that Peru imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Antonio Palomino Quispe got home just after the nightly curfew began.
Amid coronavirus sacrifices, some bishops allow Friday meat in Lent
In the U.S., this Lent started out with some people discussing if it was acceptable to eat plant-based burgers on Fridays in Lent.
Italian doctors: Staff overwhelmed during pandemic; model must change
Doctors working in the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy have launched an appeal in a major medical journal warning the outbreak in their province is out of control.
Priests: Celebrating Mass online with no congregants ‘odd,’ ‘weird’
Here is the church, and here is the steeple; Father says Mass, but where are the people?
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