"The duty to prevent and counter crimes against humanity rests first and foremost with states," Archbishop Caccia said.

Pope Leo XIV reminds movement that evangelization must be tempered with charity and respect for individual conscience.

Cardinal Parolin presides over Mass as Our Lady of Arabia Church receives special Vatican recognition.

The church, a national cultural landmark confiscated during the Soviet era, remains state-owned but will now function primarily as a parish church.

By all appearances, January's consistory was a first step to returning to a more collegial sense of governance that has largely marked the exercise of papal ministry since the Second Vatican Council.