Fathers Javier Campos Morales and Joaquín César Mora Salazar were killed inside a church on June 20.
"Jesus is not like that sugary image in those little pictures, no: Jesus is at our side," Pope Francis said at the general audience.
The international gathering of Catholic families begins in Rome on June 22.
The pope was speaking to a Buddhist delegation from Thailand.
The international gathering will be held in Rome on June 22-26.
US Catholics were the largest contributors to the annual collection.
The decision goes into effect immediately.
The pope wrote the preface of a new Vatican document for priests working with engaged couples.
The Florida-born priest’s appointment follows that of Atlanta-born Father Thomas Joseph White to lead the Angelicum.
‘Restorationism has come to gag the Council,’ the pope said.
Pope Francis said he hoped the soldiers' time in Rome was spiritually fruitful.
Pope Francis also spoke about the challenges facing families today.
The pope was due to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan on July 2-7.
Bishop John P. Dolan succeeds Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted.
Noting that he has seen photos from Masses in Sicily, the pope appeared to comment on the use of lace on vestments.
Cardinal Chibly Langlois was reportedly taken to the hospital for a possible broken arm.
COMECE said that adopting the resolution would ‘discredit’ the European Parliament.
Michael D. Higgins spoke out days after a Catholic charity appealed to world leaders to denounce the attack.
The IOR’s net profit is down from $44 million in 2020.
The Irish-American cardinal will lead a committee of four finance professionals.