On his second day in Bratislava, Pope Francis called Slovakia “to be a message of peace in the heart of Europe” and the church to evangelize with “freedom, creativity, and dialogue.”

Pope Francis called on this majority Christian nation to stop closing in on itself and to open its arms and hearts to peoples of other ethnic backgrounds, religions and cultures.

Parishioners at St. Peter's carry a heightened awareness of the tragedy that took place nearby, and for some the grief remains so palpable 20 years later that they are still unable to speak about it.

This week on "Inside the Vatican," the hosts examine the health questions around Pope Francis' trip to Hungary and Slovakia.

That heartbreaking baseball defeat seeming to distill and crystallize all of it; pointing to something so bleak, sad and hopeless tucked into the fabric of everything.

It will be a demanding trip health-wise for the 84-year-old pontiff coming just two months after his colon operation on July 4.