Nicole Winfield

Relatives mourn at the roadside while ...

The second coronavirus wave: How bad will it be as lockdowns ease?

May 6, 2020 at 7:13 a.m.

From the marbled halls of Italy to the wheat fields of Kansas, health authorities are increasingly warning that the question isn鈥檛 whether a second wave of coronavirus infections and deaths...

Refugees and migrants wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, wait to get on a bus after their arrival at the port of Piraeus, near Athens on Monday, May 4, 2020. Greek authorities are moving 400 migrants, mostly families, to the mainland to help ease overcrowded conditions at the camp Moria in Lesbos island. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Italy eases long coronavirus lockdown, leaders push vaccine effort

May 4, 2020 at 8:36 a.m.

Millions of people were allowed to return to work in Italy Monday as Europe's longest lockdown started to ease, while countries from Iceland to India took a patchwork of steps...

As coronavirus lockdown eases, Italy ponders what went wrong

April 26, 2020 at 12:03 p.m.

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...

Amid coronavirus pandemic, how would overwhelmed hospitals decide who to treat first?

March 30, 2020 at 7:44 a.m.

A nurse with asthma, a grandfather with cancer and a homeless man with no known family are wracked with coronavirus-induced fevers. They are struggling to breathe, and a ventilator could...

World Health Organization declares COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic

March 11, 2020 at 11:04 a.m.

World Health Organization declares COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic.

Virus-hit Italy gets more isolated as nations restrict entry

March 10, 2020 at 8:40 a.m.

Italians faced travel restrictions inside and outside the country Tuesday as nations near and far isolated Italy with flight bans and sweeping national measures went into effect in a bid...

Two popes 鈥� one retired, one reigning 鈥� cause a furor

January 14, 2020 at 5:33 p.m.

Ever since Benedict XVI announced he would become the first pope in 600 years to resign, Catholic theologians, canon lawyers and others warned of the potential confusion in having two...

Pope abolishes “pontifical secret” in clergy sex abuse cases

December 17, 2019 at 7:37 a.m.

Pope Francis abolished the “pontifical secret” used in clergy sexual abuse cases Tuesday, responding to mounting criticism that the high degree of confidentiality has been used to protect pedophiles, silence...

Vatican law: Priests, nuns must report sex abuse, cover-up

May 9, 2019 at 7:45 a.m.

Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-up by their superiors to church authorities, in...

Pope offers 21 proposals to fight abuse at start of summit

February 21, 2019 at 10:31 a.m.

Pope Francis opened a landmark sex abuse prevention summit Thursday by offering senior Catholic leaders 21 proposals to punish predators and keep children safe, warning that the faithful are demanding...

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