VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As national and local governments have been issuing stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Pope Francis asked people to pray for…

Women sit outside a dwelling amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease in Goma, Congo, March 23, 2020. CNS photo/Olivia Acland, Reuters ACCRA, Ghana (CNS) -- Caritas Ghana…

People collect clean drinking water from a tanker sent by government authorities as part of measures to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in San Jose, Costa Rica, March…

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The worldwide coronavirus pandemic is not God's judgment on humanity, but God's call on people to judge what is most important to them and resolve to…

A man prays in front of an empty St. Peter's Square in Rome March 25, 2020. Pope Francis said he will grant a plenary indulgence to the faithful who watch…

The Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican is decorated with lighted candles in this CNS file photo. In a March 27, 2020, statement, the Vatican…

Pope Francis gives his homily during his livestreamed Mass March 24, 2020, from the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. At the beginning of the Mass, the…

Worshippers sing during a Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family in Nairobi, Kenya, March 22, 2020, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease. CNS photo/Thomas…

Inmates are seen on the roof of the San Vittore Prison in Milan March 9, 2020, during a revolt after family visits were suspended due to fears over the coronavirus.…