Carol Glatz

The Italian cardinal who oversaw the Vatican-led reform and reorganization of the Legionaries of Christ died in Rome just several days before his 82nd birthday.

Pope Francis praised the increasingly friendly and fruitful relations between the Catholic Church and Jewish leaders as he wished the world's Jewish communities a happy Rosh Hashanah a few weeks early.

To mark the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Sept. 1, the pope said he and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople "prepared a message together."

God wants people to live with hope and joy — not bitterness — and to dream with him of a better world, Pope Francis said Aug. 30 during his weekly general audience.