Pope Francis' plans to visit the central Italian city of L'Aquila and its basilica Aug. 28 fueled speculation of a possible announcement of his resignation, which he has firmly denied.
The passing of time in one's life is meant to be lived as a God-given grace and not a meaningless pursuit to preserve one's youthfulness, Pope Francis said.
Over the past few days the Vatican’s top body on life issues has stirred up debate over its assertion that the encyclical Humanae Vitae, one of the church’s most influential documents in the past...