Pope Francis

Four cardinals are pressing their case and arguing that the issue is dividing the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis encouraged Cardinal Lacroix and the bishops from Quebec to be a missionary church, “a church that goes out, reaches out to people.”

Being a saint doesn't require spending long hours in prayer, but rather living life open to God in good times and in bad, Pope Francis said.

The consolidation is a work in progress. The brethren have mixed feelings about it, and their provincials know it.

The war has “caused a grave humanitarian crisis that has left half of the country’s population, around 7.3 million people, hungry every day."

Parents must help young people see the blessing of growing into adulthood, Pope Francis told priests, religious, catechists and parish council members.