After two years working on a documentary about Pope Francis, the noted German filmmaker Wim Wenders said he is most struck by the pope's courage.

"I thank her and I want you to know her name: Sister Cornelia Caraglio."

The pope left chocolate eggs as gifts during his surprise visit to Casa di Leda, a group home for incarcerated women with small children.

Intentionally causing a patient's death is different from accepting that a patient is dying.

The Colosseum has long been a symbol of the persecution of early Christians.

Bishop Okpaleke's appointment had been met by protests and petitions calling for the appointment of a bishop from among the local clergy.

An Italian newspaper reported that the canonization is likely to happen in October.

He also said he doesn't read the blogs devoted to leading a 'resistance' against him.

In November 2016, the International Medical Committee of Lourdes confirmed the nun's "unexplained healing, in the current state of scientific knowledge."

One cardinal told the pope that human trafficking is "the darkest face of globalization."