In a sign of how much the pandemic has grown, China now accounts for less than half of the world’s 168,000 cases, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
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As coronavirus spreads, Italy quarantines over a quarter of its population
After mass testing uncovered more than 7,300 infections, Italy’s outbreak surged to nearly equal South Korea’s, which had been tapering off, and trailing China, where COVID-19 is in retreat.
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Pope Francis laments ‘culture of insults,’ decries church propaganda
In his homily during Pentecost Mass Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, Francis also decried that “the more we use social media, the less social we are becoming.”
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Italy tightens eligibility for migrant protection
Italy on Monday tightened criteria for migrants receiving humanitarian protection as its populist government deepened its crackdown on those seeking asylum.
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Italy: Catholic leaders reject politics, offer care for migrants
Italy’s Catholic bishops will care for 100 migrants from Eritrea, ending a stalemate over where the asylum-seekers would go.
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Pope Francis baptizes 34 babies in Sistine Chapel; says nursing is “language of love”
Many of the parents of the baptized babies are Vatican employees.
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Pope Francis says 2017 marked by death, “lies and injustices”
In his homily on New Year’s eve,, the pope said God gave to us a “whole and sound” year, but “we humans in so many ways ruined and hurt it.”
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Pope Francis on Christmas Eve: Bethlehem trek of Holy Family is like today’s migrations
“So many other footsteps are hidden in the footsteps of Joseph and Mary,” Pope Francis said. “We see the tracks of entire families forced to set out in our own day.”
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Amid scandal, Mali bishop pledges to make cardinal’s ceremony
An ailing Mali archbishop facing allegations of financial impropriety assured the Vatican on Tuesday he plans to show up at St. Peter’s Basilica to be made a cardinal by Pope Francis.
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Vatican worries about ‘forcibly removed’ bishop in China
The Vatican expressed “grave concern” on Monday for a Chinese bishop who it says was “forcibly removed” from his office several weeks ago and whose whereabouts are unknown.