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Pope Francis holds his weekly general audience April 22, 2020, in the papal library in the Apostolic Palace. Marking the celebration of Earth Day, the pope dedicated his audience talk to urging people to protect the earth and its inhabitants.
April 22, 2020

Creation is sacred gift deserving respect, Pope Francis says on Earth Day

VATICAN CITY -- Humanity has failed to take care of the earth and its inhabitants, sinning against God and his gift of creation, Pope Francis said.

In an editorial published April 17, 2020, by the Spanish magazine Vida Nueva, Pope Francis said Christians are called to be joyful witnesses to Christ's victory over death during the coronavirus pandemic.

Pope Francis postpones World Meeting of Families, World Youth Day

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has agreed with a recommendation by the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life to postpone by one year the next gatherings of the World Meeting of Families and World Youth Day.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass marking the feast of Divine Mercy at the Church of the Holy Spirit near the Vatican in Rome April 19, 2020. The church houses a sanctuary dedicated to Divine Mercy.
April 20, 2020

Now is time to build new world without inequality Pope Francis says

ROME -- As the world slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a risk it will be struck by an even worse virus -- that of selfish indifference, Pope Francis said.

April 17, 2020
Pope Francis celebrates Mass April 17, 2020, in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae.

Pope Francis: Living faith without sacraments is dangerous

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said he was praying for expectant mothers who may be anxious or worried about giving birth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pope Francis calls for universal basic income

Pope Francis calls for universal basic income

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has joined a growing movement that believes the COVID-19 crisis should become a catalyst to consider a universal basic wage to guarantee everyone a minimum income.

Retired Pope Benedict XVI, pictured in a 2010 file photo, celebrated his 93rd birthday April 16, 2020.

Benedict XVI is well on his 93rd birthday

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VATICAN CITY -- Retired Pope Benedict XVI "is well," although the coronavirus pandemic restrictions mean he will receive no visitors April 16, his 93rd birthday.

Medical staff, wearing protective suits and face masks, treat a patient suffering from COVID-19 in an intensive care unit of a hospital near Paris April 15, 2020. Pope Francis created a new commission that will confront the challenges the world is facing in battling the coronavirus pandemic and what it will inevitably face in its aftermath, the Vatican announced in a statement published April 15.

Pope Francis sets up coronavirus commission

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis created a new commission that will confront the challenges the world is facing in battling the coronavirus pandemic and what it will inevitably face in its aftermath, the Vatican announced.

The tower of the Institute for Works of Religion, often referred to as the Vatican bank, is pictured.

Vatican names new director of its financial watchdog agency

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VATICAN CITY -- More than four months after Pope Francis named a new president for the Vatican's financial watchdog agency, the leadership roster of the agency was completed with the naming of a new director and vice director.

April 15, 2020
Pope Francis holds his weekly general audience April 15, 2020, in the papal library in the Apostolic Palace. Continuing his series of audience talks about the Eight Beatitudes, the pope focused on the seventh, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."

Pope Francis: Christ's peace is reflected in acts of love, reconciliation

VATICAN CITY -- The peace that is Christ's gift to individuals and to humanity as a whole is not some superficial sense of calm, but an active force of reconciliation that calls for cooperation and self-giving, Pope Francis said.

April 14, 2020
The Women at the Empty Tomb is depicted in this stained-glass window by artist Guido Nincheri at Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa, Ontario.

Pope Francis: Pandemic forces choice between common good or money

VATICAN CITY -- Celebrating Mass on Easter Monday, Pope Francis prayed that the political and economic planning for recovery after the coronavirus pandemic would be inspired by concern for the common good and not for "the god money."

Pope Francis delivers his Easter message "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) after celebrating Easter Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 12, 2020. The Mass was celebrated without the presence of the public due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Pope Francis calls for a 'contagion' of Easter hope

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VATICAN CITY -- In an Easter celebration like no other, Pope Francis prayed that Christ, "who has already defeated death and opened for us the way to eternal salvation," would "dispel the darkness of our suffering humanity and lead us into the light of his glorious day, a day that knows no end."

Pope Francis carries a candle at the start of the Easter vigil in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 11, 2020. The Mass was celebrated without the presence of the public due to the coronavirus crisis.

Easter proclaims the victory of life even amid pandemic, Pope Francis says at Easter Vigil

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VATICAN CITY -- In a dark and nearly empty St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis blessed a fire, lit the Easter candle and called Christians to keep kindling sparks of hope, knowing that Jesus has risen and death will not have the last word.

Pope Francis prays as he leads the Good Friday Liturgy of the Lord's Passion April 10, 2020, at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

On Good Friday papal preacher reminds COVID-19 not divine punishment

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VATICAN CITY -- The coronavirus is not some form of divine punishment but a tragic event that, like all suffering in one's life, is used by God to awaken humanity, said the preacher of the papal household.

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