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Politics & SocietyVantage Point
From 1918: Army Chaplains and the Epidemic
Bernard J. McNamara March 28, 2020
Catholic chaplains fighting a different battle in World War I: the fight against Spanish influenza
FaithVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis does not have Covid-19 but a sixth Vatican employee has tested positive, spokesman says
Gerard O’Connell March 28, 2020
Pope Francis and his closest collaborators do not have Covid-19, but a sixth employee has tested positive, following tests carried out “on more than 170 employees of the Holy See.”
FaithPodcasts
Podcast: Inside Pope Francis’ unprecedented Urbi et Orbi blessing for the end of coronavirus
Colleen Dulle March 28, 2020
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.
Politics & SocietyEditorials
The coronavirus dilemma isn’t death or economic destruction. It’s prudence or ignorance.
The Editors March 27, 2020
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.
People watch television at a home in Cisternino, Italy, as Pope Francis gives his extraordinary blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) from the atrium of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 27, 2020. The blessing was livestreamed because of the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Alessandro Garofalo, Reuters)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Facing the Covid-19 storm, put your faith in the Lord, Pope Francis tells Rome and the world
Gerard O’Connell March 27, 2020
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.”
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican March 27, 2020. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Because of Covid-19, Pope Francis will celebrate Holy Week ceremonies without the public present
Gerard O’Connell March 27, 2020
The Vatican explained that these adjustments are due to “the extraordinary situation” caused by the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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