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05/04/2020

Pope at Angelus encourages young people to be witnesses of hope

05/04/2020

Pope on Palm Sunday: love and service during Covid-19

05/04/2020

Pope Francis' Palm Sunday Mass in 1 minute

05/04/2020

Rosary and Angelus live streamed daily from Loreto starting 6 April

Miraculous Crucifix, placed in St Peter's Basilica, will be present for all Holy Week liturgies

05/04/2020

Holy Week under the gaze of the “Miraculous Crucifix”

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03/04/2020

Pope’s Holy Week message: ‘Creativity of love can overcome isolation’

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A view of the Raphael Rooms in the Vatican Museums

05/04/2020

Celebrating Raphael on 500th anniversary of his death

April the 6th marks the 500th anniversary of the death of the famous Italian Renaissance artist and architect, Raphael Sanzio who died at the age of just 37. We take a closer ...

30/03/2020

Vatican Museum: Beauty that unites! 7

A German Lieutenant unpacks boxes of FFP2 quality masks

04/04/2020

Countries fight over medical supplies amid Covid-19 pandemic

A body lies outside a clinic in Guayaquil, Ecuador

04/04/2020

The Church’s response to Covid-19 in Ecuador

A Comboni missionary in Ecuador describes how the coronavirus emergency is overwhelming society in Guayaquil. The dead accumulate in the streets, people are hungry, and it is ...

A former school in Syria, inhabited by displaced families, being disinfected.

04/04/2020

Apostolic Nuncio: Covid-19 pandemic could be catastrophic for Syria

With 9 years of conflict that has killed over 380,000 people and accounted for more than 12 million displaced persons and refugees, the situation in Syria has become even more desperate, with the ...

Testing for Coronavirus in New York City Hospital

04/04/2020

Covid-19: U.S. Bishops warn against patient discrimination

The United States Catholic Bishops issue a statement calling for equal access to health services without discrimination during the Coronavirus pandemic.