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...
Access to clean water is an essential human right that must be defended and protected, the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development said in a new document.
ROME — Pope Francis’ vicar for Rome has tested positive for the coronavirus in the first case of a cardinal close to the pope known to be infected. Cardinal Angelo De Donatis had been in touch with...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Here is a sampling of Masses, Stations of the Cross, meditations and other devotions being livestreamed by dioceses and other groups around country...
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Margie Legows By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens and residents were abroad as news of the rapid spread of COVID-19 dispersed almost as...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Washington Alves, Reuters By Barbara Fraser LIMA, Peru (CNS) -- As the coronavirus spreads through South America, Catholic Church leaders are calling urgently for governments to...