The pope asked 45,000 children to be silent and reflect on if there were times when they made fun of someone for how they looked or behaved.

Pope Francis, in Milan on March 25, sought to strengthen their faith and to address the dissatisfaction among young people and families due to economic difficulties, which creates fertile soil for populist movements.

Pope Francis said opportunity can come by restoring “the pillars” on which the union was first founded.

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the postulator for the cause of Blessed Óscar Romero, experienced firsthand pushback against the archbishop’s canonization.

Jacinta and Francisco will be the youngest children ever to be recognized as saints by the church.