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Pope composes prayers for end of pandemic to be recited after Rosary
Pope Francis is asking Catholics to make a special effort in May to pray the Rosary, knowing that by doing so they will be united with believers around the world asking for Mary's intercession in stopping the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 takes toll on Maryknoll religious community in New York
The Maryknoll religious community in Ossining, N.Y., has been hit hard by COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus.
Catholic app helps people pray, be less anxious, cope in pandemic
Catholic app helps faithful through anxiety and build a stronger prayer life.
Head of FDA urged to ensure any COVID vaccine be free of abortion connection
The chairmen of four U.S. bishops' committees, joined by the leaders of several health care, bioethics and pro-life organizations, "urgently and respectfully" implored the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Pope postpones World Meeting of Families, World Youth Day
Pope Francis has agreed to postpone by one year the next gatherings of the World Meeting of Families and World Youth Day.
Pope pens editorial on joy in time of COVID
Like the women at the tomb whose sorrow turned to joy after the Resurrection, Christians also are called to be joyful witnesses to Christ's victory over death amid the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said.
What to do on Divine Mercy Sunday?
Are you discouraged that you will not be able to receive the special graces of Divine Mercy Sunday promised directly by our Lord through St. Faustina in the 1930s? Don’t be.
Retired Pope, celebrating 93rd birthday, is well, secretary says
Retired Pope Benedict XVI "is well," although the coronavirus pandemic restrictions mean he will receive no visitors April 16, his 93rd birthday.
Pope creates coronavirus commission to respond to pandemic
Pope Francis created a new commission that will confront the challenges the world is facing in battling the coronavirus pandemic and what it will inevitably face in its aftermath, the Vatican announced.
Diocese of Paterson bishop retires; Brooklyn priest named successor
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli of Paterson, N.J., and named Father Kevin J. Sweeney, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y., as his successor.
Bishops criticize governor for signing abortion measure on Good Friday
Expressing sadness that Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam signed the Reproductive Health Protection Act, which was passed by the state's Senate and House of Delegates, Bishops Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington and Barry C. Knestout of Richmond criticized him for the day he chose to sign it into law.
Even in time of pandemic, Easter proclaims the victory of life, Pope says
In a dark and nearly empty St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis blessed a fire, lit the Easter candle and called Christians to keep kindling sparks of hope, knowing that Jesus has risen and death will not have the last word.
Pope calls for a 'contagion' of Easter hope, peace, care for poor
In an Easter celebration like no other, Pope Francis prayed that Christ, "who has already defeated Death and opened for us the way to eternal salvation," would "dispel the darkness of our suffering humanity and lead us into the light of his glorious day, a day that knows no end."
Pope leads Way of the Cross in empty, torch-lit St. Peter's Square
For the first time in his papacy, Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross from St. Peter's Square rather than Rome's Colosseum, where it has been held annually for more than five decades.
Pandemic rouses world from 'delusion of omnipotence,' preaches member of papal household
The coronavirus is not some form of divine punishment but a tragic event that, like all suffering in one's life, is used by God to awaken humanity, said the preacher of the papal household.
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