He prayed for people across the globe, and especially for the people of Aleppo.

“There are more martyrs in the world today than in the early centuries of Christianity,” Francis told thousands of pilgrims.

The pope zoned in forcefully on a central aspect of the life of the Roman Curia, the papal civil service.

States are prohibited from placing an “undue burden” on pre-viability abortions, but may prohibit post-viability abortions.

“For Mexicans, [a Trump administration] will mean a constant fear of worsening economic and political conditions.”

The Holy See declared that it is closely monitoring what is happening to the church in China and asked for “positive signals” from Beijing.