Tag: Pope Francis

Pontiff said love and care for the family was a characteristic feature of Pope St. John Paul II

Churches throughout Italy began holding Masses under strict new guidelines worked out between the country's bishops and govt

Pontiff prayed that the Polish saint would ‘continue to intercede for the People of God and peace in the world’

When St. Peter's opens for Masses again, thermal scanners will be used to check the temperatures of those going inside to attend

He called on everyone to ask God for forgiveness so that ‘God might put an end to this pandemic’

The pandemic has wreaked havoc with the Vatican’s finances, forcing it to dip into reserve funds and implement some of the toughest cost control measures ever in the tiny city-state.

He characterized prayer as ‘universal, intimate, and entirely trusting in God’

At least 90,000 health care workers have been infected by the new coronavirus, and more than 260 nurses have died

Last live broadcast of the pope's Mass will be a special one as it marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pope St. John Paul II

Experts have noted the pandemic has exacted an economic toll unseen since the Great Depression