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VATICAN CITY -- With self-isolation becoming more widespread due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis thanked journalists and members of the media who inform people and help them cope with loneliness.

​​​​​​Pope Francis offered his morning Mass March 31 for those who are homeless "at a time when people are asked to stay at home."

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis offered his daily morning Mass for those who find themselves living in fear of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world.

VATICAN CITY -- Neither Pope Francis nor any of his closest collaborators have the COVID-19 virus, said Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office.

Blessing the world on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica March 27, Pope Francis prayed for hope, comfort, salvation and deliverance.

In the Gospel passage about the raising of Lazarus, Pope Francis said, “we are able to touch with our hand the fact that God is life and gives life, yet takes on the drama of death.”

Pope Francis joined the U.N. Secretary General, Antonio Guterres in calling for a global ceasefire as the world faces the onslaught of the OOVID-19 pandemic.

​​​​​​​VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis prayed Saturday for everyone who is going hungry, or who will go hungry, because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The worldwide coronavirus pandemic is not God's judgment on humanity, but God's call on people to judge what is most important to them and resolve to act accordingly from now on, Pope Francis said.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis will follow a slightly modified schedule this year for the liturgies of Holy Week and Easter, which will all take place inside St. Peter’s Basilica and without the presence of the public, the Vatican announced Friday.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis expressed his gratitude to the many men and women who have been inspired to help the poor and accompany the sick and the elderly during the coronavirus pandemic.

VATICAN CITY Pope Francis offered his early morning Mass for vulnerable people and health care workers who live in fear that they or their loved ones may fall ill to the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world.

VATICAN CITY -- A 58-year-old Italian monsignor, who works in the Vatican Secretariat of State and lives in the Domus Sanctae Marthae, where Pope Francis lives, has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been hospitalized, an Italian newspaper reported March 25. ​​​​​​​

Pope Francis expressed his “hope in humanity” in face of the drama of the coronavirus pandemic in an interview with Spanish journalist Jordi Évole for a television program.

The pope said the Annunciation and St. John Paul II's "Evangelium Vitae" share a "close and profound" link, which is relevant now more than ever "in the context of a pandemic that threatens human life and the world economy."

VATICAN CITY -- Early in the morning, in the chapel of his residence, Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the feast of the Annunciation and paid tribute to women religious, especially those caring for the sick during the COVID-19 pandemic.

VATICAN CITY -- Joined by Orthodox, Anglican and Protestant church leaders and faithful from around the world, Pope Francis led the recitation of the Lord's Prayer, imploring God's mercy on humanity amid the coronavirus pandemic.

VATICAN CITY -- Many Christians are caught in a trap of complaining about everything and doing nothing about it, Pope Francis said in his morning Mass.

VATICAN CITY -- With the number of priests and religious dying from coronavirus-related illnesses rising, Pope Francis offered his prayers for those who died after being infected helping COVID-19 patients and their communities.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis offered prayers for everyone, particularly families, facing financial difficulties because of the pandemic.