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Pope Francis said on Sunday that people are more important than the economy, as countries decide how quickly to reopen from the coronavirus lockdowns. Francis made his comments, departing from a prepared script, at the first-noon address…

Pope Francis said on Sunday he will this week deliver an extraordinary “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) blessing - normally given only at Christmas and Easter - and called for worldwide prayer to respond to the coronavirus crisis.…

From Italy to India to the United States, governments rolled out tougher measures to halt the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic as global cases surged past 300,000 on Sunday and Asia braced for a possible second wave of infections.…

Pope Francis, holed up in the Vatican by Italy’s coronavirus epidemic, held his first virtual general audience on Wednesday, thanking medical staff but urging the world not to forget the plight of Syrian refugees. Most of Francis’…

Saying he felt “caged,” Pope Francis delivered his Sunday blessing over the internet from inside the Vatican on Sunday instead of from a window to stop crowds gathering during Italy’s coronavirus outbreak. He did, however, go to the…

A quarter of the Italian population was in lockdown on Sunday as the government took drastic steps to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus sweeping the globe, while Iran recorded another 49 deaths and the national airline suspended…

The Vatican said Pope Francis will deliver Sunday's Angelus Prayer by Livestream instead of in-person from his window overlooking Saint Peter's Square out of concern over the new coronavirus. "The prayer will be broadcast via Livestream…

Pope Francis has established the Diocese of Ekwulobia in the Anambra state and named Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke as its first Ordinary. Announcing the appointment at St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral, Awka, the Catholic bishop of Awka…

Pope Francis on Thursday named Gregory Hartmayer, the Roman Catholic bishop of Savannah, to lead the Atlanta archdiocese, its 100 parishes and 1.2 million Catholics. Hartmayer, 68, an ordained priest of the Franciscan order, said on the…

Pope Francis has been tested for the novel coronavirus and come up with a negative result, Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reported on Tuesday. The 83-year-old pontiff has cancelled some of his engagements since Thursday, a day after…