The pope prayed for prisoners and their families who are unable to visit because of the Italian government’s strict social-distancing measures.
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Pope Francis: ‘Every man for himself’ is not a solution to pandemic
“I don’t like that word because optimism sounds to me like makeup,” something false and superficial, he said. “I have hope in humanity, in men and women, and I have hope in the people.”
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Our Lady of the Coronavirus
Pope Francis is calling us all to consider Mary not as an abstract helper but as a mother who has a proven track record of healing, protecting and watching over her people.
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Pope Francis calls on Christians worldwide to combat coronavirus pandemic with midday prayer on March 25
“In these days of trial, as humanity trembles at the threat of the [coronavirus] pandemic, I would propose that all Christians join their voices together to heaven,” Pope Francis said.
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Pope Francis prays the rosary, imploring God to rid Italy and the world of the coronavirus pandemic
Pope Francis said, “The prayer of the rosary is the prayer of the humble and of the saints who, through its mysteries, contemplate with Mary the life of Jesus, the merciful face of the Father.”
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As coronavirus cases increase, Pope Francis prays for prisoners and their families
Dressed in white vestments to commemorate the feast of St. Joseph March 19, the pope expressed his closeness to prisoners “who suffer so much in this moment of uncertainty and pain.”
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Pope Francis tells Italian newspaper: ‘I asked the Lord to stop the epidemic.’
Francis counseled: “Don’t waste these difficult days,” instead “rediscover” the importance of “small, concrete gestures expressing closeness and concreteness toward the people closest to us, a caress for our grandparents, a kiss for our children, for the people we love.”
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Podcast: Pope Francis makes pilgrimage through the deserted streets of Rome
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts discuss the pope’s pilgrimage through the empty streets of Rome.
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Pope Francis prays in Rome churches asking God to rid the world of the coronavirus
Pope Francis traveled the nearly deserted streets of Rome this afternoon to pray at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major and the church of St. Marcello, home to a venerated crucifix from the 16th-century plague.
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Pope Francis to those isolated because of the coronavirus: ‘United to Christ, we are never alone’
In a video address, Pope Francis thanked caregivers and assured his audience that ‘spiritual communion‘ remains strong even during the isolation of the coronavirus epidemic. Gerard O’Connell reports from the Vatican.