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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has sent separate messages to Pope Francis and Italian President Sergio Mattarella to expresses solidarity with the country that is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic.

Bishop John Hsane Hgyi of the Diocese of Pathein in Myanmar led the blessing of the St. Peter’s Cathedral compound with the Blessed Sacrament on March 22, Fourth Sunday of Lent.

Pope Francis has asked Christians around the world to unite in praying the Our Father prayer at noon on March 25 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Pope Francis announced Sunday that he will give an extraordinary Urbi et Orbi blessing this week with the opportunity for Catholics to receive a plenary indulgence by tuning in via media.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the fourth week of March as a “National Week of Prayer” to unite Filipinos amid the threat of the new coronavirus.

As more Catholics around the world find themselves unable to receive the Eucharist due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis provided an example of a spiritual communion prayer that can be said from home.

The Vatican department for liturgy published guidelines Friday for bishops and priests on the celebration of Holy Week, the Triduum, and Easter liturgies during the coronavirus pandemic.

Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, has said that the coronavirus pandemic may justify the use of general absolution, in extraordinary circumstances, for Catholics unable to go to individual confession.

The pontifical science academies issued a health statement Friday encouraging world leaders to make adjustments to short- and long-term responses to the coronavirus.

In the middle part of the country undergo shortages of water in summer season every year.

The global Catholic community joined Pope Francis in praying the rosary for all those afflicted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Public Masses across Thailand will be put on hold except in smaller churches serving isolated areas deemed not at risk of the coronavirus pandemic.

Church leaders in the southern Philippines thanked Catholics who heeded calls not to go to church to avoid the spread of the new coronavirus.

Bishop John Hsane Hgyi of the Diocese of Pathein in Myanmar celebrated his 38th priestly anniversary on March 8 at Pyinkadoe Chaung, his village in the parish of Kyaitlatt.

Pope Francis has called on Catholics around the world to join in the "24 Hours for the Lord," an initiative organized by the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of New Evangelization.

Church leaders in the country have reminded Catholics of the real message of Lent, especially in the midst of the health crisis.

In the land-locked valley of India’s frontier region of Kashmir, where the prospect of violence looms large due to hostilities between India and Pakistan, people are leaning on their faith to deal with a novel threat — the new coronavirus pandemic.

Women religious around the world have called for a "Day of Worldwide Solidarity and Prayer" on Sunday, 22 March, to express closeness to those suffering from the coronavirus pandemic.

While many are stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis says that there are many small acts of love and kindness one can do for others without leaving the house.

Pope Francis has offered his prayers to the elderly, who are not only disproportionately susceptible to the new coronavirus, but also potentially suffering from loneliness.