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

ACCRA, Ghana (CNS) — Caritas Ghana has put in place a nine-month emergency response plan with the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference to ensure that the

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Access to clean water is an essential human right that must be defended and protected, the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral

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

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said he will grant a plenary indulgence to the faithful who watch or listen to his extraordinary blessing “urbi

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With public gatherings, including Masses, banned in Italy to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Vatican published an updated version

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With the number of priests and religious dying from coronavirus-related illnesses rising, Pope Francis offered his prayers for those who died

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) — Africa’s informal settlements, where running water is scarce, make for a “perfect storm” as COVID-19 spreads through the continent,

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As more countries continue to take precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the term “lockdown,” normally used to describe

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In places particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic and with severe limits on people leaving their homes, conditions may exist

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People must use this time of the coronavirus pandemic to rediscover the importance of small, concrete gestures of affection and care

JERUSALEM (CNS) — Communal church life is an integral part of family life for George and Randa Sabat and their four children, but with a