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

Pope Francis made the pilgrimage to honor two 20th-century parish priests whose commitment to the poor and powerless brought them censure from the Vatican.

Pope Francis will travel to Colombia in September and he will return to South America in January for a visit to Chile and Peru.

This was the pope and chancellor's sixth meeting.

Pope Francis will create five new cardinals at a consistory in Rome scheduled for June 28.