A judge ruled Wednesday that a 93-year-old former Roman Catholic cardinal is not competent to stand trial after both prosecutors and defense attorneys determined he suffers from dementia.

Pope Francis' notable encyclical, “Laudato Si,” will be getting an update in the coming weeks “to address current problems” with the environment.

The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church said Ukrainians were shocked when Pope Francis told Russian Catholic youths to be proud of their heritage and cited two historic Russian leaders that, the archbishop said, are “the worst example of imperialism and extreme Russian nationalism.”

Cardinal Timothy Dolan celebrated Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh, Ireland, marking both the church's 150th anniversary and relaying the importance of Irish Catholics in Dolan's own archdiocese of New York.

Just three of the top nine Republican candidates have said they would sign a federal abortion limit sought by a prominent pro-life group.

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