Praying that "the Lord may be close to them in this moment," Pope Francis publicly offered prayers for the elderly afraid of the coronavirus and of dying alone.

Cardinal George Pell, in his first television interview after being released from prison after his sexual abuse conviction was overturned, reflects on how he endured his incarceration.

From Damascus, Syria, Melkite Catholic Patriarch Joseph Absi stressed how faith and hope are needed "in these difficult days that we live in pain, in anxiety and fear."

More than 60 people live at the nonprofit continuing-care retirement community run by the Little Sisters, including 40 residents in nursing units.

"This Easter Monday began with the sad news that storms swept through multiple states in the South overnight, killing at least 19 people at the time of this statement across Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas and South Carolina," they said.

Catholic migrant ministries in Latin America are calling for an end to deportations while the pandemic continues.