Pope Francis has tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick snapped, but he avoided falling.

Caught between his progressive inner circle and an influx of conservatism, the Holy Father should 'brace' himself for a battle

Pope Francis stumbles as his walking stick snaps at Vatican audience - The pope tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience on Saturday

Wrapping up a Vatican summit on the rights of children, Pope Francis announced he was going to publish a papal document dedicated to children.

The summit includes panels on the child’s right to resources, to education, to food and health care, to family, to free time, and to live free from violence.

Pope Francis on Monday decried the deaths of children in global conflicts, telling a Vatican summit that "nothing is worth the life of a child." Francis, who has been critical of both Israel's military campaign in Gaza and the ongoing violence of the Russia-Ukraine war, did not specify a conflict in his remarks.