Cardinal Pell will return to Australia to appear in court at a hearing scheduled for July 6.

Jesus “has not called you to become ‘princes’ in the church,” the pope said, but “to serve like him and with him.”

An ailing Mali archbishop facing allegations of financial impropriety assured the Vatican on Tuesday he plans to show up at St. Peter's Basilica to be made a cardinal by Pope Francis.

The pope's words can be read as an answer to those who hope his pontificate may end soon.

The Vatican expressed "grave concern" on Monday for a Chinese bishop who it says was "forcibly removed" from his office several weeks ago and whose whereabouts are unknown.

Pope Francis encouraged Cardinal Lacroix and the bishops from Quebec to be a missionary church, “a church that goes out, reaches out to people.”