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Photos of the Week: Dec. 13, 2021
During pandemic, priests in Italy work to bridge distance between deceased, family
When Father Mario Carminati went to bless the remains of one of his parishioners, he called the deceased man’s daughter on WhatsApp so they could pray together.
Pope makes mini-pilgrimage outside Vatican to pray for end of pandemic
With Italy on lockdown and Rome streets almost deserted, Pope Francis left the Vatican March 15 in a mini-pilgrimage to an icon and to a crucifix associated with miraculous interventions to save the city and its people.
Churches, chaplains, nuns have unexpected role in COVID-19 crisis
The Church of All Saints in Bergamo — located in a cemetery in Italy’s hardest-hit Lombardy region — has had to open its doors to dozens of coffins containing the remains of people who died of COVID-19.
How Italy went from ‘wash your hands’ to ‘stay at home’
The timeline of the spread of the coronavirus in Italy moved from hand washing and distancing from one another to closings and stay at home.
CNS Rome Bureau: Adapting to life, and work, in a lockdown
All of Italy is in lockdown to prevent further spread of the coronavirus.
Pope addresses ‘worries’ facing Catholic Church in Italy
To be true shepherds, bishops must embrace the virtue of evangelical poverty and shun the perks of living like kings who rule rather than serve, Pope Francis told the bishops of Italy.
Pope baptizes babies born in Italian earthquake zone
The pope celebrated the sacrament of baptism Jan. 14 in a private ceremony in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae, where he lives.