Pope Francis attended the funeral Mass and presided over the final commendation of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the French cardinal who led the Vatican's outreach to other religions and who had announced to the world his election as pope five years ago.

With a smile on his face and his right arm raised in the air, Francis placed his two middle fingers in his palms and signed “I love you.”

Pope Francis prays for peace with Christian leaders.

The protection of human life is paramount in Catholic teaching, and it is the greatest argument for autonomous driving technology.

Without concerted and immediate efforts toward sustainable development, "There is a real danger that we will leave future generations only rubble, deserts and refuse," Pope Francis said on July 6.

“Before the challenges of contemporary movements of migration, the only reasonable response is one of solidarity and mercy,” Pope Francis said as he celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on July 6 for migrants and refugees.