The pope met with members of the Italian Swimming Federation at the Vatican on June 25.
Archbishop John Du of Palo urged the nation to reflect on how it forms its young people after the deadly June 22 attack at a high school in Tacloban City.
Representatives of Christianity and Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism met in Rome to promote interreligious dialogue and cooperation across the continent.
The book "Freedom Under Grace," which contains the pope's writings from his time as an Augustinian friar, will be released in September.
