“If we continue to do deforestation, it is like suicide," said Monsignor Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo. "We need to act together to defend our common house."

Their actions of several Catholic groups follow the appointment of a panel of experts set up by Pope Francis to consider the controversial question.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has an estimated 26,000 members in Italy, with the biggest missions based in Milan and Rome.

Police set up roadblocks in northern Italy after a thief posing as a pilgrim stole tiny fragments of the brain of John Bosco, one of the country’s most revered saints.

The 10 nuns who live behind the high walls of the convent in Oristano are breaking their silence and turning their back on tradition.

Twelve Catholic priests and brothers live, work and pray at the Vatican Observatory as they explore some of the universe’s biggest scientific questions.

Nine Catholic organizations from around the world have announced they are divesting their savings from coal, oil and gas companies in a joint bid to fight climate change.

While the pope warmed to the traditional Jewish music and dance, the delegation also discussed issues of common concern.

Dalla Torre—who is known as Fra’ Giacomo—was elected as “lieutenant” of the Grand Master, a temporary position with a one-year term.

Bishop Gianfranco Todisco said he wrote to the pope last year saying he wanted to return to his work as a missionary.