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Australian Cardinal George Pell is pictured in Rome May 8, 2014. (CNS photo/Robert Duncan)
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The High Court of Australia announced that in a unanimous 7-0 decision, they found that “the jury, acting rationally on the whole of the evidence, ought to have entertained a doubt as to the applicant’s guilt.”
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Africa, Asia, Oceania and parts of Amazonia that “are being tragically impacted by the spread of the coronavirus pandemic” will be supported by the new fund.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
In his Palm Sunday homily, Pope Francis noted that "Jesus says to each one of us: ‘Courage, open your heart to my love. You will feel the consolation of God who sustains you’.”
An Iraqi man wearing a protective face mask gives a bottle of water to a homeless man in Basra on April 2. (CNS photo/Essam al-Sudani, Reuters) 
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“The worst virus is not Covid-19,” Father Sosa said, “but the injustice that does not let so very many people live a dignified human life.”
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, April 1, 2020. The pope thanked journalists and members of the media "who work to communicate so that people don't find themselves so isolated." (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Colleen Dulle
“In these days, during which the whole world has been gravely stricken by the Covid-19 virus, many requests have come to be able to celebrate a specific Mass to implore God to bring an end to this pandemic.”
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“The governments that face the crisis in this way show the priority of their decisions: the people first.... It would be sad if they opted for the opposite, which would lead to the death of very many people.”