The commission includes six women among its twelve members, including Phyllis Zagano, who has written widely on the subject of women deacons.

The martyrdom of Father Jacques Hamel, an elderly priest in northern France, is shocking by any decent standards.

“I feel the desire to go on mission and ‘shake things up’ (Hagan lio!), as Francis told us.”

The pope also addresses problems in Turkey and Venezuela, and allegations against Cardinal Pell.

After the homily centered on the story of Zacchaeus, the pope announced the next W.Y.D. in Panama in 2019.

"God expects something from you," the pope says at a prayer vigil of 1.6 million in Krakow.