Read more about the article Pope calls for a ‘contagion’ of Easter hope, peace, care for poor
Pope Francis celebrates the Eucharist during Easter Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 12, 2020. The Mass was celebrated without the presence of the public due to the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Andreas Solaro, Reuters pool) See POPE-EASTER-SUNDAY April 12, 2020.

Pope calls for a ‘contagion’ of Easter hope, peace, care for poor

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- 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,"…

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Read more about the article Migrant ministries call for end to deportations during pandemic
A mother and daughter wearing protective masks who are seeking asylum in the U.S. are seen at a migrant camp in Matamoros, Mexico, April 1, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Go Nakamura, Reuters) See COVID-MIGRANT-DEPORTATIONS April 13, 2020.

Migrant ministries call for end to deportations during pandemic

A mother and daughter wearing protective masks who are seeking asylum in the U.S. are seen at a migrant camp in Matamoros, Mexico, April 1, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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Read more about the article Pope sets up new commission to study women deacons
Pope Francis accepts offertory gifts from indigenous people as he celebrates the concluding Mass of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican in this Oct. 27, 2019, file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See POPE-WOMEN-DEACONS-STUDY April 8, 2020.

Pope sets up new commission to study women deacons

Pope Francis accepts offertory gifts from indigenous people as he celebrates the concluding Mass of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican in this Oct. 27, 2019,…

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Read more about the article Update: Pope offers blessing for Holy Saturday online showing of Shroud of Turin
Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia of Turin, papal custodian of the Shroud of Turin, stands in front of the shroud during a preview for journalists in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, April 18. A public exposition of the shroud, believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus, runs from April 19 through June 24, 2015. CNS photo/Paul Haring

Update: Pope offers blessing for Holy Saturday online showing of Shroud of Turin

Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia of Turin, papal custodian of the Shroud of Turin, stands in front of the shroud during a preview for journalists in the Cathedral of St. John the…

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Read more about the article Update: Papal preacher: Pandemic rouses world from ‘delusion of omnipotence’
Pope Francis lies prostrate as he leads the Good Friday Liturgy of the Lord's Passion April 10, 2020, at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Andrew Medichini, pool via Reuters) See POPE-GOOD-FRIDAY April 10, 2020.

Update: Papal preacher: Pandemic rouses world from ‘delusion of omnipotence’

Pope Francis lies prostrate as he leads the Good Friday Liturgy of the Lord's Passion April 10, 2020, at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica at the…

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Read more about the article Vatican calls for creative ways to protect elderly from loneliness
Lois Best, 91, waves from a window as her daughters, Sharon Ganote and Lynda Brisco, are reflected blowing a kiss and smiling at Wesley Manor retirement center in Okolona, Ky., April 4, 2020. Visitors are not allowed inside the senior facility during the coronavirus pandemic, so families talk through a glass window during arranged visits. (CNS photo/Matt Stone, Courier Journal via Reuters) See VATICAN-ELDERLY-COVID-19 April 7, 2020.

Vatican calls for creative ways to protect elderly from loneliness

Lois Best, 91, waves from a window as her daughters, Sharon Ganote and Lynda Brisco, are reflected blowing a kiss and smiling at Wesley Manor retirement center in Okolona, Ky.,…

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Read more about the article Update: Cardinal Pell released from prison after court overturns conviction
Cardinal George Pell is seen in a car after being released from Barwon prison in Geelong, Australia, April 7, 2020. (CNS photo/James Ross, AAP Image via Reuters) See PELL-RELEASED April 7, 2020.

Update: Cardinal Pell released from prison after court overturns conviction

Cardinal George Pell is seen in a car after being released from Barwon prison in Geelong, Australia, April 7, 2020. CNS photo/James Ross, AAP Image via Reuters VALLA BEACH, Australia…

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Read more about the article Surgical masks, social distancing: Palm Sunday in Jerusalem’s Old City
A member of the Missionaries of Charity gives an olive branch to a Palestinian Catholic man holding a child outside his home in Jerusalem's Old City on Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020. The traditional Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to the Old City was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill) See COVID-PALM-SUNDAY-JERUSALEM April 6, 2020.

Surgical masks, social distancing: Palm Sunday in Jerusalem’s Old City

A member of the Missionaries of Charity gives an olive branch to a Palestinian Catholic man holding a child outside his home in Jerusalem's Old City on Palm Sunday, April…

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Read more about the article Pope encourages Catholics to contemplate ‘seven sorrows’ of Mary
Pope Francis preaches about the motherhood and sorrows of Mary during his morning Mass April 3, 2020, in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) See POPE-MASS-MARY-SORROWS April 3, 2020.

Pope encourages Catholics to contemplate ‘seven sorrows’ of Mary

Pope Francis preaches about the motherhood and sorrows of Mary during his morning Mass April 3, 2020, in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. CNS photo/Vatican…

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Read more about the article Remembering: St. John Paul was world’s conscience, modern-day apostle
St. John Paul II greets throngs of Poles waiting for a glimpse of their native son at the monastery of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa during his 1979 trip to Poland. April 2, 2020, is the 15th anniversary of the pope's death in 2005. (CNS photo/Chris Niedenthal)

Remembering: St. John Paul was world’s conscience, modern-day apostle

Pope John Paul II acknowledges the cheering crowd at the Keil Center Youth Rally in St. Louis in 2005.  April 2, 2020, is the 15th anniversary of the pope's death…

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