Cindy Wooden

Police evicted hundreds of refugees from an abandoned building in the center of Rome Aug. 19. The way police went about it led to violence, said Rome's Caritas agency.

Nations must expand options that make it possible for migrants and refugees fleeing violence, poverty and persecution to cross their borders safely and legally, Pope Francis said.

Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, whom Pope Francis described as one of the Archdiocese of Milan's "most illustrious sons and one of its most loving and beloved pastors," died Aug. 5 at the age of 83. The former archbishop of Milan and prolific writer on themes related to family life and to bioethical issues was described by Italian media as being "small in stature, but big in heart."