Writing to priests in Rome and across the world, Pope Francis offered encouragement but warned against the ‘temptation’ to ignore the wounds of the pandemic. America correspondent Gerry O’Connell reports from the Vatican.

Come, Holy Spirit, to our suffering world, sick with a killing virus and everywhere threatened with silent death.

The coronavirus pandemic has greatly affected the nation's economic health, leading some to wonder how it can be dealt with.

The closure of the museums dealt a major financial blow to the Vatican; more than 6 million people visit the museums each year, generating an income of more than $100 million.

A conversation with The Atlantic’s Emma Green.

How to expand health coverage while containing costs is one of the great unanswered questions in American politics.