In Krakow, the pope honors two Polish priests killed by the Shining Path terrorist group in Peru.
Gerard O’Connell
Gerard O’Connell is America’s senior Vatican correspondent and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave That Changed History. He has been covering the Vatican since 1985.
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Pope Francis urges Polish clergy to renew itself
Celebrating Mass in Krakow, the pope says, “Jesus wants his to be a church on the move.”
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Pope Francis: Unless Christians ‘live to serve, their lives serve no good purpose.’
At the World Youth Day celebration, Francis tells young people to imitate Christ through the 14 works of mercy.
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At Auschwitz, Pope Francis begs ‘forgiveness for so much cruelty!’
Pope Francis walked alone, in silence and painful reflection, through the infamous Nazi concentration camp.
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Pope Francis at World Youth Day: “Mercy always has a youthful face!”
A merciful heart, Francis said, is one that “can welcome refugees and migrants.”
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Pope at Czestochowa: God always shows himself in littleness
Francis spoke to more than 300,000 Poles at the famous shrine of the Black Madonna.
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Pope urges Polish people to overcome fear and show compassion to refugees and migrants.
Francis said there is a need “for great wisdom and compassion” in addressing “the complex phenomenon of migration.”
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Pope on plane to World Youth Day: “The world is at war; it has lost peace,” but “it is not a war of religions.”
For some time now the pope has spoken of a world war “that is taking place in pieces.”
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Pope Francis to join more than 2 million at World Youth Day in Krakow
The presence of John Paul II, who began the youth festivals in 1984, is still strong in this Polish city.
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Pope Francis sets out for World Youth Day: what to expect in Poland
The pope’s 15th foreign journey begins under extraordinarily tight security.