Pope Francis also called on world leaders “to invest in health care as the primary common good.”

On this episode of the Inside the Vatican podcast, the hosts explain the background of the London deal, what happened to the suspended employees, and what questions still remain.

It would be a powerful outward sign of unity in the church if the pope emeritus and those who advise him sought to avoid situations in which his public comments will be inevitably misused to suggest a division that Benedict has never wanted.

At his morning Mass, Pope Francis prayed especially for the safety and the work of journalists all over the world during this time of pandemic.

Francis said he had been struck by the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on migrant farm workers, who even before the pandemic lived hand-to-mouth with intermittent jobs that pay around 25 euro ($27) a day.

On this episode of the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, America’s Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and producer Colleen Dulle discuss a new interview with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.