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Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, March 26, 2020. About a dozen priests also live in the Vatican guesthouse, and news reports March 25 said one of them, an Italian monsignor working in the Vatican Secretariat of State, had tested positive for COVID-19. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Vatican confirms pope does not have COVID-19

Cindy Wooden
March 28, 2020
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Neither Pope Francis nor any of his closest collaborators have the COVID-19 virus, said Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office.

A woman prays with a rosary from the window of her home in Grosseto, Italy, March 25, 2020. Joined by Orthodox, Anglican and Protestant church leaders and faithful from around the world that day, Pope Francis led the recitation of the Lord's Prayer, imploring God's mercy on humanity amid the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Jennifer Lorenzini, Reuters)

Baltimore native in Italy knows about life amid COVID-19 pandemic

Brooke Mosca
March 28, 2020
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“My concerns are that not everybody will be able to get 100 percent care and that many (more) will die,” said Castagna,

Pope Francis holds the monstrance as he 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/Yara Nardi, pool via Reuters)

COVID-19 is not God’s judgment, but a call to live differently, pope says

Cindy Wooden
March 27, 2020
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The worldwide coronavirus pandemic is not God’s judgment on humanity, but God’s call on people to judge what is most important to them and resolve to act accordingly from now on, Pope Francis said.

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