World Jul 16 Vatican says bishops should report sex abuse to police The Vatican is telling bishops around the world they should report case of clergy sex crimes to police even when not legally bound to do so.
World Jul 13 Families of Italy’s virus dead seek answers, solace and justice A Facebook group created to let Italian families mourn their coronavirus dead has turned into an activist group that is providing testimony and evidence to prosecutors investigating whether any crimes contributed to Italy’s COVID-19 toll.
World Jun 28 World hits coronavirus milestones amid fears of worse to come The world surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones Sunday -- 500,000 confirmed deaths, 10 million confirmed cases -- and hit another high mark for daily new infections as governments that attempted reopenings continued to backtrack and warn that worse news could…
World May 13 As Europe reopens, key virus protections are still elusive Many countries face challenges as they seek to balance economic and health care needs while reassuring terrified citizens with promises that perhaps were overly optimistic.
World May 09 New outbreaks in Germany, SKorea underline risk of easing up Fresh coronavirus outbreaks at slaughterhouses in Germany and new cases reported Saturday in South Korea linked to a man who had visited multiple nightclubs highlighted the challenges authorities face as they seek to open up their economies.
Health May 04 WATCH: Louisiana governor gives coronavirus update In Louisiana, Republican legislators irritated by Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ decision to extend the state's stay-at-home order through May 15 were eager to return to work.
Health Apr 26 Many failures combined to unleash death on Italy’s Lombardy As Italy prepares to emerge from the West’s first and most extensive coronavirus lockdown, it is increasingly clear that something went terribly wrong in Lombardy, the hardest-hit region in Europe’s hardest-hit country.
World Apr 12 Pope urges solidarity on an Easter of both joy, virus sorrow Pope Francis called for solidarity the world over to confront the “epochal challenge” posed by the coronavirus pandemic, as Christians celebrated a solitary Easter Sunday, blending the joyful feast day with sorrow over the toll the virus has already taken.
Health Mar 30 Hospitals dread the prospect of deciding whom to treat first U.S. hospitals are bracing for a surge in coronavirus patients who need ventilators and other resources that could soon be in critically short supply.
World Mar 27 Italy hopes virus is easing but fears new onslaught in south Doctors and nurses in Italy's overwhelmed northern hospitals have welcomed a slight stabilizing in the number of coronavirus infections but fear the virus is still silently spreading in the south two weeks into the West's most extreme nationwide shutdown.