People are concerned that Syria will be further undermined not only by terrorism, humanitarian stresses, and lack of freedom but by the coronavirus pandemic as well.

The mass protests that had roiled Hong Kong since June 2019, now largely subsided because of the Covid-19 pandemic, are likely to return, many warn, because of recent gestures by Beijing to tighten control over the former British colony.

In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia speaks to Colleen Dulle about the bioethical and international solidarity concerns arising from the coronavirus pandemic.

Pope Francis wrote two new prayers to Mary that can be recited at the end of the rosary, prayers he said he would be reciting "in spiritual union with all of you."

The needs of the indigenous peoples in South America are especially urgent during this time of pandemic and eight bishops of Peru's Amazon region are pointing this out.

Interviews with physicians, public health experts, priests and diocesan leaders all elicited at least one common refrain: Even when public Masses resume, parish life will not feel normal for a while.