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A tourist wearing a mask as a preventive measure against the coronavirus visits the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, March 5, 2020. (CNS photo/Mussa Qawasma, Reuters)

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Bethlehem holy sites to be closed after COVID-19 reported at hotel

Judith Sudilovsky|Mar 5, 2020|3 Min Read

Several visitors enter an empty security queue before visiting St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 4, 2020. Visitors and pilgrims to churches, museums and landmarks in Rome have sharply declined following an outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus in northern Italy. (CNS photo/Junno Arocho Esteves)

Preventing pandemic: Vatican takes steps to stop spread of coronavirus

Junno Arocho Esteves|Mar 5, 2020|4 Min Read

Pope Francis coughs as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 1, 2020. (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters)

Pope Francis does not have coronavirus, Italian media reports

Hannah Brockhaus|Mar 3, 2020|3 Min Read

A girl wearing a coronavirus-related protective face mask is pictured in London March 2, 2020. (CNS photo/Henry Nicholls, Reuters)

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Lourdes shrine closes healing pools as precaution against coronavirus

Cindy Wooden|Mar 2, 2020|3 Min Read

Faithful wear surgical masks as they wait for the arrival of Pope Francis outside the Santa Sabina Basilica on the occasion of the Ash Wednesday Mass opening Lent, the forty-day period of abstinence and deprivation for Christians before Holy Week and Easter, in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. Pope Francis celebrated the Ash Wednesday ritual kicking off the Catholic Church's Lenten season in traditional fashion, while other Masses in northern Italy were canceled over fears of the new coronavirus. (Gregorio Borgia/AP via Crux)

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Coronavirus causes delay in Italian economic conference Pope’s scheduled to attend

Inés San Martín|Mar 2, 2020|3 Min Read

Pilgrims in St. Peter's Square after the General Audience, Feb. 26, 2020. (Daniel Ibáñez/CNA)

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US Catholic colleges suspend Italy programs over coronavirus

Hannah Brockhaus|Mar 1, 2020|3 Min Read

Pope Francis uses a handkerchief during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome Feb. 26, 2020. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)

Pope skips penance service with Rome clergy due to mild cold

Junno Arocho Esteves|Feb 27, 2020|2 Min Read

Father Francis Xavier Nguyen Duc Dai distributes food to local people while wearing a protective mask in Son Loi, Vietnam, Feb. 25, 2020. The area has been quarantined due to the coronavirus. (CNS photo/Kham, Reuters)

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China temporarily closes places of worship in effort to contain COVID-19

Michael Sainsbury|Feb 25, 2020|4 Min Read

A woman wearing a face mask checks her phone outside the Teatro alla Scala opera house, closed by authorities due to a coronavirus outbreak in Milan Feb. 24, 2020. The Archdiocese of Milan issued a notice Feb. 23 suspending all public celebrations of Mass until further notice in compliance with Italian Ministry of Health precautions to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. (CNS photo/Flavio Lo Scalzo, Reuters)

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Northern Italian dioceses take drastic measures against coronavirus

Cindy Wooden|Feb 24, 2020|3 Min Read

A woman wearing a mask is seen at a subway station in Shanghai Feb. 13, 2020, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the coronavirus. Around the world, people are paying close attention to the coronavirus, which has infected more than 64,000 people and killed at least 1,383 as of Feb. 14. (CNS photo/Aly Song, Reuters)

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CRS health official keeps close eye on coronavirus

Carol Zimmermann|Feb 18, 2020|4 Min Read

Catholics celebrate Mass at Hong Kong's Catholic Cathedral with protective masks Feb. 2, 2020. The threat of spreading the coronavirus has forced Catholic officials in Hong Kong to suspend all public Masses on Sundays and weekdays from Feb. 15 to Feb. 28. (CNS Photo/Francis Wong)

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To prevent spread of COVID-19, Hong Kong Diocese cancels Masses

Catholic News Service|Feb 13, 2020|2 Min Read

A man in Jiujiang, China, wears a face mask Feb. 3, 2020, as the country is hit by the coronavirus. The Vatican press office confirmed a report that appeared in the Chinese newspaper The Global Times, which said that since Jan. 27, the Vatican has sent 600,000-700,000 protective masks to China. (CNS photo/Thomas Peter, Reuters)

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Vatican donates masks to China to combat coronavirus outbreak

Junno Arocho Esteves|Feb 3, 2020|2 Min Read

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