Pope Francis has appointed Paolo Ruffini, 61, an Italian layperson with wide experience in print, radio and television, as the new Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication.

Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul with 14 new cardinals and gifted 27 new archbishops their palliums to bring home to their respective archdioceses.

The German bishops' conference said when the bishops meet in September, they will continue to examine the issue of Communion for Protestant spouses of Catholics.

Pope Francis used strong words that can be read both as an admonition and guidance for the entire college of cardinals.

Pope Francis named two apostolic administrators to govern the now “vacant” dioceses.

Francis vowed decades ago not to watch TV, but he still follows how Argentina is faring in the World Cup.