Catholics worldwide pray with pope for end to coronavirus pandemic

Catholics around the world joined Pope Francis in praying the rosary on Thursday night to ask God to end the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more people in Italy than anywhere else.Italy's bishops asked the country's Catholics to say the rosary in their homes starting at 9 p.m. and to put a lighted candle in their windows in a sign of national unity.The initiative spread on social media after it was announced earlier this week and many Catholics around the world joined in.