The appeal calls on believers in God worldwide to hold “a day for fasting, prayers, and supplications” on May 14.
Gerard O’Connell
Gerard O’Connell is America’s senior Vatican correspondent and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave That Changed History. He has been covering the Vatican since 1985.
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Has Pope Francis dismissed five Vatican employees linked to a property deal in London?
America reported on Oct. 2 that the Vatican suspended five employees from their duties “as a precautionary measure.” Now an Italian daily is reporting they have been fired.
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Pope Francis adds Cardinals Tagle and Stella to the order of bishops
The pope also appointed Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari (Brazil) as vice camerlengo, or chamberlain.
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Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta contemplates a post-Covid-19 multilateral future
The Cover-19 crisis has demonstrated how important it is “to give power to the supra-national institutions,” he said, suggesting that E.U. member states “take a step back in favor of the multilateral institutions and in particular the [European] Commission and the Central European Bank.”
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Order of Malta Grand Master, who led institutional reform, dies in Rome
Fra’ Giacomo led the 1,000-year-old sovereign order following an institutional crisis that caused deep internal fractures and a confrontation with the Holy See.
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Amid pandemic, Pope Francis supports ‘street newspapers’ published by the homeless
The pope again expressed his deep, personal concern for the homeless and other poor people and reaffirmed his spiritual “closeness” to them.
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Pope Francis speaks with French President Macron about coronavirus, international debt relief
Pope Francis expressed his closeness and support to France, where Covid-19 has claimed more than 20,000 lives.
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On Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis urges countries to put aside ‘selfish indifference’ during coronavirus pandemic
Pope Francis warned against “the risk” of “being struck by an even worse virus” than Covid-19, namely “selfish indifference.”
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Pope Francis shares his vision for Covid-19 aftermath
Pope Francis says our experience today mirrors in many ways that of the disciples of Jesus after his death and burial in the tomb. Like them, “we live surrounded by an atmosphere of pain and uncertainty,” and we ask, “Who will roll away the stone [from the tomb?]”
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Pope Francis taps Argentinian priest to help lead Vatican response to coronavirus crisis
In this exclusive interview with America, Father Zampini said, “The future starts today, and we should be conscious that the decisions that are being taken by governments and world leaders in these months will shape the future of our world.”