Pope Francis warned against “the risk” of “being struck by an even worse virus” than Covid-19, namely “selfish indifference.”

The coronavirus pandemic is a shared experience for all inhabitants of the world, but it is not the same experience for all.

“This may be the time,” he said, “to consider a universal basic wage.” This points to what is usually known as universal basic income—a regular, substantial cash payment to people just for being alive.

Pope Francis said in an Easter Sunday message that the coronavirus epidemic could also be an opportunity for affluent societies to re-evaluate patterns of consumption and exploitation.

This week on "Inside the Vatican," the hosts discuss how the Vatican is looking both to provide for people’s spiritual needs and to ensure justice for those on the margins of society as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.

The coronavirus pandemic is inspiring works of wonder, writes Nathan Schneider, but will volunteers and activists have the energy to keep going after the worst has passed?