Apr 3, 2020 | Coronavirus, Pope Francis & Vatican
By Michael Horne | Catholic News Service ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) — With the rapid changes brought on by COVID-19, there is an incredible level of stress for everyone in the country. We have worries about our families, our work, finances and loved ones living in...
Apr 3, 2020 | Coronavirus, Pope Francis & Vatican
By Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With Holy Week celebrations closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis postponed the traditional Good Friday collection for the Holy Land to September. The Vatican...
Apr 3, 2020 | Pope Francis & Vatican
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — From the moment he was introduced to the world after his election, Pope Francis has emphasized his identity as “the bishop of Rome.” The 2020 Annuario Pontificio, the official Vatican...
Apr 3, 2020 | Coronavirus, Pope Francis & Vatican
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On the Friday before Holy Week, Pope Francis asked people to keep a long tradition of Catholic piety by focusing on “the suffering and sorrows of Our Lady.” “Honor Our Lady and say,...
Apr 2, 2020 | Coronavirus, Pope Francis & Vatican
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has approved a special “Mass in the Time of Pandemic” to plead for God’s mercy and gift of strength in the midst of the...
Apr 2, 2020 | Pope Francis & Vatican, US & World
By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — St. John Paul II, who died April 2, 2005, at age 84, was a voice of conscience for the world and a modern-day apostle for his church. He had a philosopher’s intellect, a pilgrim’s spiritual intensity and...
