He said he also told the unvaccinated priests that “they couldn't go into the homes of the sick or the homebound or be in close proximity” to worshippers.

“Even in the College of Cardinals, there are some negationists,” Francis said Wednesday, en route home from Slovakia.

Celebrating Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, the pope encouraged Slovak Catholics to open their hearts to a faith that “identifies with those who are hurting, suffering and forced to bear heavy crosses.”

This year’s National Catholic Prayer Breakfast had no political speakers and only a small political contingent in attendance, and there was little mention of an upcoming Supreme Court case involving a Mississippi abortion ban.

Pope Francis weighed in on the debate about whether politicians should be denied Communion because of their stance on abortion.

Women in Roma settlements across Slovakia are gaining agency and bringing about a better future for the next generation.