“Church leaders in Australia took a long time to sit down with victims. Some still don’t.”

A deeper dive on 'Amoris Laetitia' is planned for the World Meeting of Families, to be held in Dublin in August 2018.

Pope Francis, in Milan on March 25, sought to strengthen their faith and to address the dissatisfaction among young people and families due to economic difficulties, which creates fertile soil for populist movements.

Pope Francis said opportunity can come by restoring “the pillars” on which the union was first founded.

“If the church is not committed to child protection, our efforts at evangelization will be to no effect.”

Jacinta and Francisco will be the youngest children ever to be recognized as saints by the church.