The coronavirus pandemic has radically changed life in Italy.
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Pope Francis: Governments need prayers to make hard decisions about coronavirus
Pope Francis asked people to pray for government officials and leaders who are tasked with making critical decisions and taking drastic measures that may make people unhappy.
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Read: Pope Francis’s prayer to Mary during coronavirus pandemic
Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God.
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Lebanon grapples with the novel coronavirus
Most of the coronavirus cases in Lebanon are being treated at the Rafik Hariri University Hospital in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
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Podcast: What is it like living in Rome during the coronavirus lockdown?
On “Inside the Vatican” this week, America’s Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell details what it’s like living in Rome under the lockdown and how the Holy See and the pope are handling the crisis.
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Dublin cancels St. Patrick’s parade due to coronavirus fears
As the Dulbin St. Patrick’s Day parade is cancelled due to coronavirus fears, the Irish Catholic Church is also taking preventative steps to combat the illness.
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The fight against coronavirus faces another threat: declining faith in medicine
Catholics and other Americans are losing confidence in the medical community, writes political scientist Ryan Burge, who examines new survey data. That could complicate efforts to fight Covid-19.
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Pope Francis urges priests to tend to the sick and health care workers during coronavirus epidemic
Due to coronavirus precautions, Pope Francis celebrated Mass at his residence without people who normally attend it.
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Jesuit schools respond to coronavirus with closures
Fordham University announced on March 9 that, in addition to a prior decision canceling all on-campus activities, the university would only conduct classes online beginning on March 11.
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My teenagers were exposed to coronavirus. Here’s what our family has learned under self-quarantine.
We have tried to live out concern for those around us, but it turned out that we could not begin to outdo them in generosity.