Bishop Okpaleke's appointment had been met by protests and petitions calling for the appointment of a bishop from among the local clergy.

An Italian newspaper reported that the canonization is likely to happen in October.

He also said he doesn't read the blogs devoted to leading a 'resistance' against him.

In November 2016, the International Medical Committee of Lourdes confirmed the nun's "unexplained healing, in the current state of scientific knowledge."

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

"My hour had passed and I had given all I could."

The rumors of division between the pope and his top aides made headlines in late January after Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, retired archbishop of Hong Kong, met personally with Pope Francis

A key motivation, Pope Francis said, was to find ways to respond positively to the call of the Second Vatican Council "to overcome this divorce between theology and pastoral care, between faith and life."

“There is no such thing as harmless disinformation; on the contrary, trusting in falsehood can have dire consequences.”

The issue is expected to come up in the 2019 special gathering of the Synod of Bishops to study questions related to the church's pastoral work in the Amazon.