Pope Francis reflects on the connection between prayer and the communion of saints in his weekly Wednesday audience.

Hans Küng was first in flair and media savviness among 20th-century theologians.

Three days after the preacher of the papal household called on Catholics to repent for the ways they are dividing the church, the Vatican secretary of state said the divisions are real and they are harmful.

The message of Easter is not a mirage or a magic formula, Pope Francis said. But it does offer hope to a world suffering from the Covid-19 pandemic and many sources of conflict.

"Fraternity among Catholics is wounded," Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa said. "Divisions between churches have torn Christ's tunic to shreds.”

Perhaps the only real answer is in asking the questions.