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FaithVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis does not have Covid-19 but a sixth Vatican employee has tested positive, spokesman says
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis and his closest collaborators do not have Covid-19, but a sixth employee has tested positive, following tests carried out “on more than 170 employees of the Holy See.”
People watch television at a home in Cisternino, Italy, as Pope Francis 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/Alessandro Garofalo, Reuters)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Facing the Covid-19 storm, put your faith in the Lord, Pope Francis tells Rome and the world
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis: This moment in history is “a time to choose what matters in life and what passes away, a time to separate what is necessary from what is not. It is a time to get our lives back on track with regard to you, Lord, and to others.”
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican March 27, 2020. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Because of Covid-19, Pope Francis will celebrate Holy Week ceremonies without the public present
Gerard O’Connell
The Vatican explained that these adjustments are due to “the extraordinary situation” caused by the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Read: Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi address on coronavirus and Jesus calming the storm
Pope Francis
Pope Francis delivered an extraordinary Urbi et Orbi address to pray for the end of the coronavirus.
Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the feast of the Annunciation, March 25, 2020, in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Italian priest at guesthouse where Pope Francis lives tests positive for coronavirus
Gerard O’Connell
The news naturally raised concerns for the pope’s health, but sources say that Monsignor Pezzoli has not recently been in contact with Pope Francis.
The staff and 92 seminarians at the Pontifical North American College in Rome pose for a photograph March 15, 2020, on the steps leading to the seminary chapel. A week later, the college informed the seminarians that they should return to the United States because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/courtesy of the Pontifical North American College)
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
The North American College in Rome sends seminarians back to the United States
Gerard O’Connell
The decision to close N.A.C. was taken after the Italian prime minister over the weekend imposed new restrictions on the production of goods and the movement of employees.
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