'Amoris Laetitia' is built on traditional Thomist morality, Pope Francis told a group of Jesuits in Colombia.

The Canadian cardinal, who serves as the Vatican's prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, told Canadian bishops the document does not signal "changes to doctrine or to sacramental discipline," but represents a pastoral approach that takes into consideration "the good of the person," according to his or her circumstances.

Lots of people get crusty as they age. Only the saints get slippery.

The Caritas campaign is calling for a week of prayer and action for the world’s 66 million forcibly displaced people, running from Oct. 7 through 13.

“The trigger to violence and the aggressive response are lamentable,” Cardinal Bo said in his carefully worded statement.

Pope Francis' committee of advisers on protecting children from sexually abusive priests is expanding its workload to include the needs and rights of children fathered by Roman Catholic priests.