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."

"My hour had passed and I had given all I could."

The rumors of division between the pope and his top aides made headlines in late January after Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, retired archbishop of Hong Kong, met personally with Pope Francis

A key motivation, Pope Francis said, was to find ways to respond positively to the call of the Second Vatican Council "to overcome this divorce between theology and pastoral care, between faith and life."