"What is built on the basis of force, and not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly," Francis wrote.

Father Zvonimir Pavicic, OFM, welcomed the recent Vatican recognition of the spiritual phenomenon at Medjugorje as a call to make the recognition more widely known.

The Nicaraguan government has lashed out at the Vatican following an interview Bishop Rolando Álvarez gave last week to the ...