Catholic Culture: In a wide-ranging interview with Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli, Pope Francis reflected on Christmas, spoke about the suffering of children and the persecution of Christians, and addressed questions on women cardinals and Communion for those who have remarried outside the Church.
The interview, conducted on December 10, was published on December 15.
In response to Tornielli’s question, “You have met with seriously ill children on more than one occasion. What do you have to say about this innocent suffering?”, Pope Francis said:
