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​​​​​​​BEIRUT -- As Lebanon's Catholic leaders appealed for help for their country, international and U.S. organizations appealed for donations for Beirut, capital of a country already suffering from a severe economic downturn.

VATICAN CITY -- The drastic reduction in people's mobility because of the COVID-19 pandemic could be an opportunity for moving one's heart and mind instead -- and for finding other ways to be close to and supportive of those in need, the Vatican said.

WASHINGTON -- Americans overwhelmingly back pandemic-related restrictions of worship services, saying houses of worship should not be exempt.

Archbishop Salvatore. J. Cordileone and Metropolitan Gerasimos of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco have written a joint letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asking for her support for a House measure to support religious freedom for the Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt. The two prelates also issued a joint statement mourning the recent conversion of the historic Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, into a mosque.

VATICAN CITY -- Renewing the membership of the Vatican Council for the Economy, Pope Francis named six women to the previously all-male board that oversees the financial operations of all Vatican offices and entities.

VATICAN CITY -- For peace to flourish, weapons of war must be set aside, especially nuclear weapons that can obliterate entire cities and countries, Pope Francis said on the 75th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.

As the coronavirus pandemic limits class schedules and sizes, the Catholic University of America announced its plan to return to some students a portion of their tuition for the upcoming semester.

Voters in Missouri approved Tuesday an expansion of Medicaid to more than 230,000 low-income people in the state, a move which drew praise from the state’s four Catholic bishops.

VATICAN CITY -- In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and social and environmental crises worldwide, Pope Francis announced he would begin a new series of general audience talks aimed at helping build "the future that we need."

After a massive fire triggered a deadly explosion in Beirut, Pope Francis called for prayers and a united effort to help Lebanon overcome "this serious crisis."