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New Cardinal Angelo De Donatis leaves after being elevated during a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, June 28, 2018. Pope Francis made 14 new Cardinals during the consistory.

First Catholic cardinal tests positive for coronavirus

Zach Halaschak · March 30, 2020 9:54 pm

Newt Gingrich and US ambassador at the Holy See Callista Gingrich pose in front the St. Peter's Basilica during a reception for the Cardinal Newman Canonization at Pontifical Urban College, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis on Sunday canonized Cardinal John Henry Newman, the 19th-century Anglican convert who became an immensely influential, unifying figure in both the Anglican and Catholic churches.

‘Sobering experience’: Gingrich describes being under lockdown in Italy during coronavirus pandemic

Zach Halaschak · March 26, 2020 6:26 pm

Faithful watch Pope Francis deliver the Angelus prayer on a giant screen, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced a sweeping coronavirus quarantine early Sunday, restricting the movements of about a quarter of the country's population in a bid to limit contagions at the epicenter of Europe's outbreak.

Priest living in the same residence as Pope Francis tests positive for coronavirus

Nicholas Rowan · March 26, 2020 1:44 pm

Catholic cardinal calls for Masses to be restored: ‘Cannot simply accept the determinations of secular governments’

Emma Colton · March 22, 2020 4:23 pm

In this photo provided by World Meeting of Families, Pope Francis kisses and blesses Michael Keating, 10, of Elverson, Pa after arriving in Philadelphia and exiting his car when he saw the boy, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, at Philadelphia International Airport. Keating has cerebral palsy and is the son of Chuck Keating, director of the Bishop Shanahan High School band that performed at Pope Francis' airport arrival. (Joseph Gidjunis/World Meeting of Families via AP)

‘The Church is not canceled’: Priests scramble to reach faithful during pandemic

Nicholas Rowan · March 17, 2020 4:00 am

Faithful watch Pope Francis deliver the Angelus prayer on a giant screen, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced a sweeping coronavirus quarantine early Sunday, restricting the movements of about a quarter of the country's population in a bid to limit contagions at the epicenter of Europe's outbreak.

Pope Francis urges priests to visit coronavirus patients

Nicholas Rowan · March 10, 2020 9:55 am

Vatican confirms first case of coronavirus

Nicholas Rowan · March 6, 2020 2:43 pm

Pope Francis walks after posing for photographs with members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, inside the Sistine Chapel inside the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019.

Vatican says Pope Francis only suffering from a cold, not coronavirus

Nicholas Rowan · March 4, 2020 2:30 pm

Pope Francis coughs during the Angelus noon prayer he recited from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 1, 2020.

Pope Francis tests negative for coronavirus: Report

Nicholas Rowan · March 3, 2020 2:29 pm

Faithful watch Pope Francis deliver the Angelus prayer on a giant screen, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced a sweeping coronavirus quarantine early Sunday, restricting the movements of about a quarter of the country's population in a bid to limit contagions at the epicenter of Europe's outbreak.

‘Slight indisposition’: Pope cancels public events for third day in a row

John Gage · February 29, 2020 5:34 pm

Pope Francis coughing a day after expressing ‘closeness’ to coronavirus victims

Nicholas Rowan · February 27, 2020 4:32 pm

Pope Francis: Give up social media trash talk for Lent

Nicholas Rowan · February 26, 2020 4:05 pm