Faith is a journey guided by the Holy Spirit, who helps the church grow in understanding the sinful nature of once-accepted practices like slavery and the death penalty, Pope Francis said.

On Saturday Pope Francis will canonize two of the children who saw the Marian apparitions in 1917.

While the pope warmed to the traditional Jewish music and dance, the delegation also discussed issues of common concern.

A priest who does not willingly embrace Christ's cross and who does not try to lighten the burdens of his people is not worthy of the name, Pope Francis said.

A new talk by the pope, as well as “Evangelii Gaudium,” gives clues to his thinking about the thesis of a new book by Rod Dreher.