May 22, 2020 Vatican issues guidance on cleaning as churches reopen: 'New reality' As Catholic churches begin to reopen amid the coronavirus, the Vatican released guidelines for cleaning churches and sacred objects for the "new reality."
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 13, 2020 Vatican fears 'difficult years' ahead as coronavirus hurts donations The Vatican could be facing “difficult years” ahead as its donations dry up amid the coronavirus pandemic, an official said Wednesday.
April 12, 2020 Pope celebrates joy of Easter amid sorrow of virus, alone Pope Francis and Catholics around the world marked a solitary Easter Sunday, forced to celebrate the most joyful day in the Christian calendar amid the sorrowful reminders of the devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic.
April 9, 2020 Pope says coronavirus could be ‘nature’s response’ to climate change Pope Francis likened the coronavirus pandemic to recent fires and floods as one of “nature’s responses” to the world’s ambivalence to climate change.
April 7, 2020 Newt Gingrich on controlling coronavirus: 'The earlier you can do universal testing, the better off you are' Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told "The Daily Briefing" Tuesday that the leadership of President Trump and expertise of immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci have put the United States on a much better course in the fight against the coronavirus than Italy.
April 5, 2020 Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday without public in St. Peter's Pope Francis is celebrating Palm Sunday Mass without the public, since the traditional ceremony in St. Peter’s Square was scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic.
March 30, 2020 Rome cardinal tests positive for coronavirus, Vatican announces A cardinal with the Rome diocese has tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, according to the Vatican. The report said the cardinal is doing well.
March 26, 2020 Pope Francis tests negative for coronavirus, Italian media report Pope Francis has tested negative for COVID-19, Italian media reported just days after the Vatican confirmed four positive cases.
March 15, 2020 Pope leaves Vatican, walks to 2 Rome churches to pray for coronavirus victims Pope Francis ignored the lockdown of Italy amid the country's severe coronavirus outbreak, and shocked two churches with a special visit to soothe fears.
