Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
Pope goes on a mission for migrants
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis wanted to go to Morocco in December to draw attention to the need for international co-operation in assisting migrants and in alleviating the situations that force people to seek a better life outside their homeland.
Pope urges religious leaders to cherish 'sacredness of every person'
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — In an officially Muslim nation where Christians are welcomed as guest workers and free to worship, Pope Francis urged leaders of the world's main religions to embrace a broader vision of freedom, justice, tolerance and peace.
Renovation uncovers human remains at Vatican nunciature
Pope Francis makes 'urgent' appeal to prevent clerical sex abuse
VATICAN – "No effort must be spared" to prevent future cases of clerical sexual abuse and "to prevent the possibility of their being covered up," Pope Francis said in a letter addressed "to the people of God."