Pope Francis “normally” meets with victims of abuse on Fridays, and “sometimes this is known and sometimes it is not known.”

“With God’s help, we can remain strong and resolute to resist evil in all its manifestations.”

Western journalists have been too easily swayed by misleading accounts circulated by those opposed to an entente.

Pope Francis has encouraged church leaders to accept “a healthy dose of self-criticism.”

One cardinal told the pope that human trafficking is "the darkest face of globalization."

Thirty-one percent of readers rated Pope Francis’ handling of sex abuse in the church as “somewhat positive,” while 30 percent of readers told us it was “somewhat negative.”