A Vatican source explained that whenever the pope is invited to such a large public event he does not see the guest list in advance nor is the list checked by Vatican officials, as they trust the organizers of these gatherings to act in a responsible way.

Pope Francis asked the bishops of Germany to continue working together to find broader consensus on guidelines for allowing a Protestant married to a Catholic to receive the Eucharist.

Cardinal George Pell is set to stand trial on charges of sexual abuse that go back decades.

The most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis will stand trial.

The three Chilean victims of abuse have each commented positively on their personal encounters with Pope Francis over the weekend.

The pope will first meet each of the victims individually, one or more times, and then as a group.