  Pope Francis prays for journalists covering coronavirus pandemic April 2, 2020 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pope Francis offered a prayer for media professionals who are covering the coronavirus pandemic before his daily Mass on Wednesday, April 1, the Catholic News Agency reports. “Those who work in the media, who work to communicate today so that people are not so isolated … help us to bear this time of isolation,” Pope Francis said April 1. The pope asked for people to pray for all those who work in communications and for the education of children. Worldwide, the virus has infected over 930,000 people and killed more than 47,000.   Top stories Across a swathe of southern Turkey, people sought temporary shelter and food in freezing winter weather. The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. The Prosecutor’s Office has released surveillance footage and said that one of the detainees in the case, Iveri Melashvili. Destinations welcomed 900m fewer international tourists in January–October when compared with the same period of 2019.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia: Deeply saddened by tragic train accident in Balasore  The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed condolences over the major rail accident involving two express trains.15 schoolkids face Gabriel Sargissian in open-air simultaneous display On June 1, Byblos Bank Armenia held a unique event for kids and school students to celebrate Children's Day.Karabakh denies Azerbaijan’s ceasefire accusations The Defense Army of Nagorno Karabakh has denied firing on Azerbaijani positions across the line of contact.Top Armenian, U.S. defense officials talk security, cooperation Suren Papikyan had a telephone conversation with Dr. Colin Kahl, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense for Policy Affairs. |
