Pope Francis warns coronavirus recovery must not ‘leave anyone behind’ or world faces ‘an even worse virus of selfish indifference’ to follow Pope Francis said today that now was the time to heal injustice around the world He spoke at the church of Santo Spirito in Sassia to mark Divine Mercy Sunday More than 23,000 people have … Read more
Pope Francis prays for the ‘many mothers and sisters’ subjected to domestic violence during Covid-19 lockdown as he livestreams Easter Monday service from empty Vatican Argentine pontiff live-streamed an Easter Monday prayer from his private library Worries about domestic abuse have spread across world amid mass lockdown Italy and the Vatican entered a second month … Read more
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby urged crematoriums and local authorities not to treat coronavirus victims ‘like cattle’ and give them a dignified burial. Mr Welby – who normally presides over a congregation of 1,500 people at Canterbury Cathedral on Easter morning – delivered his Easter service on his iPad at his London flat after the … Read more
The Pope has celebrated the Holy Saturday Vigil for Easter behind closed doors at St Peter’s Basilica as Italy’s coronavirus death toll rises by to 619 to 19,468. Francis led the Easter vigil Mass in the huge Vatican church without the rank-and-file as part of Covid-19 containment measures. It comes after the Pontiff hailed an … Read more
Pope Francis presided at a ‘Way of the Cross’ service held in an empty Saint Peter’s Square on Friday because of the coronavirus outbreak and listened as both prisoners and their victims recounted their sorrows. It marked the first time the procession, commemorating the last hours in Jesus’ life, was not held at Rome’s ancient … Read more
Pope Francis was helped to his feet as he celebrated Good Friday mass in St Peter’s Basilica with no worshippers present as the Italian public obey strict lockdown rules triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State led the Good Friday Passion of the Lord with no … Read more
‘Not quite how I imagined pregnancy would be’: Lauren Pope, 37, shares a selfie of her growing bump as she candidly discusses isolation By Ellie May Donohoe For Mailonline Published: 20:46 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 21:03 BST, 6 April 2020 She revealed that was expecting her first child last month with millionaire boyfriend, Tony … Read more
Pope Francis delivers first Urbi et Orbi global blessing outside of Christmas or Easter ‘for 2,000 years’ to fight coronavirus The ‘Urbi et Orbi’ blessing is rarely given outside Christmas and Easter times The Pope’s decision to give a special Urbi et Orbi blessing underlines the gravity of the pandemic, especially in Italy which has … Read more
Vatican worker who lives in the same residence as Pope Francis ‘tests positive for coronavirus’ Clergyman has lived at Saint Martha’s guest house in the Holy See for years Unnamed individual’s symptoms have caused him to be hospitalised in Rome Pontiff also works in Saint Martha’s guest house and takes his meals there Coronavirus symptoms: … Read more
Pope Francis was seen delivering his weekly Angelus prayer to an empty Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican City this morning, as Italians stay home to combat the spread of coronavirus. After presiding over Holy Mass from the Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican Pope Francis shared a sombre message: ‘To the virus pandemic, we want to … Read more