Bishop Lionel Gendron of Saint-Jean-Lonueuil, Quebec, said a possible papal visit was not a major topic at the bishops' plenary gathering Sept. 25-29, but reconciliation with indigenous people remains high on the conference's agenda.

Divestment from fossil fuels is one way to "look at how one applies the teachings" of "Laudato Si'."

A Roman Catholic diocese that students and spectators cannot kneel or otherwise protest when the national anthem is played.

Pope Francis urged them to oppose "one-way streets of exasperated individualism" and "the dead ends of corruption."

An arrest warrant has been issued in Canada for Msgr. Carlo Capella, the Vatican diplomat recalled from service in Washington in late August, who already was the subject of a Vatican criminal investigation involving child pornography.

The archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael help encourage and accompany Christians on life's journey and defend them from the devil, Pope Francis said.