Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God.

Due to coronavirus precautions, Pope Francis celebrated Mass at his residence without people who normally attend it.

The accelerated reduction in the size of the Catholic flock in Argentina confirmed an overall Latin American trend: Between 2008 and 2019, the proportion of Catholics in Argentina dropped from 77 percent to 63 percent.

"Synodality," which literally means "walking together," has become a key topic of Pope Francis' pontificate, but one which has raised questions and even confusion.

These changes correspond to Italian government restrictions on large public gatherings to limit transmission of coronavirus.

Lyon Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, 69, had offered to resign when the Lyon court in March 2019 first convicted him and gave him a six-month suspended sentence for failing to report the predator priest to police.