When Catholic same-sex couples seek a blessing from a priest, it often flows from a deep faith in God.

As the death toll rises in Israel, Pope Francis prayer for the families of the victims and “for all those who are living through hours of terror and anxiety.”

In 'Laudate Deum,' Pope Francis takes direct aim at the failure of human action on climate change on the global level.

What strikes me most about the synod, now in its third day, is the climate of prayer that envelops it, Gerry O’Connell writes.

In his first Mass as cardinal, he acknowledged the flood of congratulations he had received from all quarters and all sects of his diocese. “Cardinals in our time are no longer the princes of the church,” Cardinal Pizzaballa said, “but its servants and those of the people of God.”

This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley bring listener questions about the synod to America’s veteran Vatican correspondent, Gerard O’Connell.