In this third letter Archbishop Viganò no longer insists that the restrictions that he claimed Benedict XVI had imposed on Archbishop McCarrick can be understood as “sanctions.”

For decades, the U.S. church has gifted its public servants with the social teachings and magisterium of the church.

The pope said he would visit North Korea “if an official invitation arrives.”

Catholics need to help the church along a path of "deep spiritual renewal," Pope Francis told Jesuits from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

"In recent months, the pope's prayer and blessing have given the Korean people great encouragement and hope on the path to peace," Moon wrote in L'Osservatore Romano.

At a time of technological and scientific progress, "we ought to feel shame" for not having advanced in "humanity and solidarity" enough to feed the world's poor, Pope Francis said.