Marking the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph being declared patron of the universal church, Pope Francis proclaimed a yearlong celebration dedicated to the foster father of Jesus.

Pope Francis has held up the Congolese liturgy as a model for similarly inculturated rites in other parts of the Catholic world.

Vatican sources acknowledge the visit, which Pope Francis has long hoped for, is “risky” under current conditions.

Pope Francis: Córdoba was a kind of lockdown, self-isolating as so many of us have done lately, and it did me good.

"I strongly reaffirm the right of persons with disabilities to receive the sacraments, like all other members of the church. All liturgical celebrations in the parish should be accessible to them."

Pope Francis' remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 2.