Pope Francis’ remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 16.

Pope Francis' remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 9.

Pope Francis: Córdoba was a kind of lockdown, self-isolating as so many of us have done lately, and it did me good.

Pope Francis' remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 2.

Pope Francis' remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, Nov. 25

The pope’s series, which began in Aug. 5, focuses on healing the world from the physical and social ills related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Here are the texts of two prayers, written by Pope Francis, for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pope Francis delivered an extraordinary Urbi et Orbi address to pray for the end of the coronavirus.

"By taking one small step, we make God’s mercy overflow in situations of desolation."

"The defense of human beings knows no barriers," says Pope Francis in a conversation with the Italian journal Libertàcivili.