“Many people fear social suffering because most people who are suffering in an incurable way lose their friends as people do not visit them any more. That is the most severe thing for them.”

The author of ‘Pope Francis Among the Wolves: The Inside Story of a Revolution’, said the wolves in the title of his book refer to conservatives who don’t want change.

Guide on document states: “The Pope's vision of society is inclusive. Such inclusion involves the effort to accept diversity, to dialogue with those who think differently..."

Italian newspaper reports Cardinal Kasper as stating that in a “few days” a document of about “two hundred pages will be released”.

Archbishop Martin tells Synod press conference Church must accompany vocation of marriage just as it accompanies vocation to priesthood.

President of the German bishops’ conference says the problem of Catholics who are divorced and remarried must be addressed by the synod.

Pope Francis' "support is indispensable" to the Secretariat for the Economy Australian Prefect states.

78-page document says divorced and remarried couples should be “integrated” into the Church.

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin was neither disappointed nor satisfied with how things ended in the Vatican last weekend.

ACP's Fr Sean McDonagh accuses Cardinal of “lopsided moral perspective” in his rigid views on sexuality while ignoring climate change.

Vatican says no change in Church teaching should be inferred from Pope's alleged comments.