A man has his temperature checked before entering St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 18, 2020, after the basilica reopened to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. CNS photo/Remo…

Pope John Paul II gestures to the crowd during World Youth Day in Denver in 1993. Msgr. Slawomir Oder, postulator for the sainthood cause of Pope John Paul II, said…

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- At a time of global "tragedy and suffering" because of the coronavirus, and in view of the long-term impact it will have, believers of every religion…

Indian farmworkers collect vegetables that the company hopes to sell in the market in Sant'Angelo Romano, Italy, in this April 22, 2020, photo. CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters ROME (CNS) --…

Mortuary workers wearing protective gear are seen preparing the casket of a victim at a funeral home in Segovia, Spain, April 23, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. CNS photo/Susana Vera,…

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As countries continue to reel from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis offered prayers for the men and women who have been unable…

A person prays at the closed doors of London's Westminster Cathedral on Easter, April 12, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Churches in England and Wales must wait until July before…

An Israeli soldier guards at the Gush Etzon Settlements junction near Bethlehem, West Bank, May 10, 2020. The settlements in the Gush Etzon region would be included in the proposed…

Limburg Bishop Georg Batzing, president of the German bishops' conference, celebrates one of the first public services in the Basilica of Our Lady in Kevelaer May 1, 2020, as churches…

Vendors sell produce in the open-air San Cosimato market in Rome's Trastevere neighborhood May 8, 2020. Many of the stall owners are struggling after weeks of a government-ordered lockdown to…