The government of the federal state of Berlin has permitted church services with up to 50 participants from May 4 provided that hygiene and social distancing requirements are observed.

In April, as Italy and the Vatican moved toward their seventh week in lockdown, Catholic News Service asked several people for their "post-pandemic resolutions."

For now, the overall picture is dark, writes Leo O‘Donovan, S.J., of Jesuit Refugee Service USA, but we must still work for our brothers and sisters so that hope can endure and even blossom.

Advice for living under quarantine from Trappist monks

On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts discuss the task force the pope has assembled to actualize his vision for a post-coronavirus world.

Pope Francis expressed his closeness and support to France, where Covid-19 has claimed more than 20,000 lives.