At first blush, this "social distancing" sounds un-Christian, but we need to listen to medical experts.

Diocesan leaders also asked people who are ill to refrain from attending Mass and have urged prayers for the recovery of those afflicted by the illness and for their family members and other caretakers.

As of March 11, dozens of Catholic college and university leaders had announced plans to cancel public classes and offer online education amid concern over the coronavirus' spread.

The coronavirus pandemic has radically changed life in Italy.

Most of the coronavirus cases in Lebanon are being treated at the Rafik Hariri University Hospital in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

Due to coronavirus precautions, Pope Francis celebrated Mass at his residence without people who normally attend it.