A book on sexuality by the Vatican’s doctrinal chief may have raised eyebrows, but Pope Francis has long been calling for the church to offer more robust teaching on sex.

In just three months at the helm of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Argentine Cardinal Victor Manuel “Tucho” Fernández has rapidly changed what was once the Vatican’s most formidable department.

How can the church unite clarity of teaching with pastoral closeness to people in their struggles?

A Reflection for Saturday of the Third Week of Advent, by Kerry Weber

What does a dad "do" during the birth of his child? I went to St. Joseph for help.

“There are priests who do not baptize the children of single mothers because (the children) were not conceived in the sanctity of marriage. They are the hypocrites of today,” Pope Francis once said.

In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle is joined by "Where Peter Is" editor Mike Lewis to discuss Pope Francis' recent decisions on Cardinal Burke and Bishop Strickland.

Can we learn to see gender in its real complexity?

The ghost of Pistoia is by now quite experienced at haunting Catholic memories.

As delegates prepare to gather in Rome for the Synod on Synodality, is clear that in the present moment, Pope Francis is calling us to be a truly listening church—a church of discernment.