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Pope Francis said Monday he was open to the possibility of a synod for Italian bishops.

Humility is needed in conscientious objection, Pope Francis said Friday.

Pope Francis has almost one million followers of his Latin Twitter account, @Pontifex_ln, launched in 2013, the Vatican said Thursday.

Pope Francis told his weekly General Audience Wednesday to focus on the final petition of the Lord's prayer, saying Jesus is at our side to deliver us from all manner of evil. "Christian prayer does not close its eyes on life," said Pope Francis.

Pope Francis on Monday authorized eight decrees on the miracles and heroic virtues of eight men and women, five of them Italians, two Brazilians and a Spaniard, Vatican News said. Two miracles have been cleared for canonization and another for beatification.

Pope Francis admitted that the sexual abuse of nuns is a problem for the Catholic Church during an audience on Friday with International Union of Superiors General (UISG). "The abuse of female religious is a serious problem," the Argentine pontiff said.