June 5, 2020 Cardinal Zen, outspoken critic of Chinese Communist Party, condemns Vatican’s silence on Hong Kong security law A Roman Catholic cardinal and outspoken critic of the Chinese Communist Party is blasting the Vatican's silence on China's efforts to exert more control over Hong Kong, likening it to political pandering with little regard for faith.
June 3, 2020 Pope weighs in on Floyd protests, violence Francis addressed the turmoil Wednesday during his weekly general audience at the Vatican.
May 27, 2020 Connecticut priest, Knights of Columbus founder Michael McGivney to be beatified, Vatican says A Connecticut priest who founded one of the largest Catholic organizations, the Knights of Columbus, is one step closer to sainthood.
May 17, 2020 Polish archbishop calls for child sex abuse probe before Saint John Paul II centenary celebrations The 100th anniversary of the birth of Saint John Paul II has been somewhat marred in his native Poland after the country's most senior member of the Catholic Church asked the Vatican to investigate a Polish bishop accused of protecting priests known to have sexually abused children.
May 15, 2020 Pope’s words on interfaith prayer against coronavirus sparks controversy among Catholics Pope Francis is being accused of "blasphemy" and "sacrilege" by some Catholics for an interfaith prayer he gave Thursday with Muslims, Jews, and Christians calling on God to end the coronavirus pandemic.
May 1, 2020 Pope gives aid to transgender prostitutes with no ‘customers’ Pope Francis assisted a group of transgender prostitutes who were struggling financially amid the coronavirus pandemic in Italy, according to an Italian newspaper.
April 29, 2020 Pope urges coronavirus lockdown obedience amid church-state debate Pope Francis entered a heated church-state debate Tuesday night calling for "prudence and obedience" amid the coronavirus limits on Mass and other religious services.
April 27, 2020 Pope asks faithful to add these two prayers to the end of the rosary Pope Francis is asking Catholics all around the world to join him in praying the rosary, along with two prayers, to be "united" and "overcome" the coronavirus pandemic together.
April 19, 2020 Pope Francis: Amid coronavirus trials, 'we must not let hope abandon us' Hope never disappoints. Optimism disappoints, but hope does not.
April 16, 2020 Cardinal Dolan shares Pope Francis' message for coronavirus-ravaged NYC Timothy Cardinal Dolan, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York, joined "The Story" Thursday night to share a message from Pope Francis to the people of New York, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.
