In the first special coronavirus update episode of “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican reporter Gerard O’Connell and producer Colleen Dulle discuss Pope Francis’ unprecedented “urbi et orbi” blessing given Friday, March 27.
Coronavirus
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The coronavirus dilemma isn’t death or economic destruction. It’s prudence or ignorance.
It is a catastrophic failure of imagination and moral responsibility to act as if we are unable to learn what we need to know to make a better decision.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Facing the Covid-19 storm, put your faith in the Lord, Pope Francis tells Rome and the world
Pope Francis: This moment in history is “a time to choose what matters in life and what passes away, a time to separate what is necessary from what is not. It is a time to get our lives back on track with regard to you, Lord, and to others.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Because of Covid-19, Pope Francis will celebrate Holy Week ceremonies without the public present
The Vatican explained that these adjustments are due to “the extraordinary situation” caused by the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How these students celebrated their senior year after Covid-19 closed Boston College’s campus
Returning home from school for the last time would not be easy for many.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
What it’s like to be a hospital chaplain during Covid-19
The roughly 2,500 Catholic hospital chaplains ministering in the United States are integrated into the medical teams at many hospitals, and they are responding to the chaos engendered by the coronavirus crisis in various ways.
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Pope Francis thanks those who help, pray for vulnerable during pandemic
The papal almoner’s office announced March 26 that the pope was donating 30 ventilators to “hospitals in the areas most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Read: Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi address on coronavirus and Jesus calming the storm
Pope Francis delivered an extraordinary Urbi et Orbi address to pray for the end of the coronavirus.
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Catholic entities expect to receive aid under emergency relief bill
The bill includes $180 billion in health care spending, designating $100 billion for hospitals and care providers that are the hardest hit in responding to the coronavirus since the first U.S. case of the illness was confirmed Jan. 20.
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During pandemic, priests work to bridge distance between deceased, family
With funerals forbidden nationwide, these ministers are also offering blessings and a dignified temporary place of rest before the departed’s ultimate burial.