God, he continued, is not someone “who would sacrifice human beings for a grand design,” but instead a compassionate and paternal shepherd.

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell recap the biggest Vatican moments of 2020.

Archbishop Gänswein said the decision in early 2020 had felt like a punishment, but he now knows this was not the case.

Pope Francis is suffering from “a painful sciatica.”

As is so often the case with old songs, the middle verses bear the greater load of meaningful content (and are also, incidentally, the first forgotten.)

‘I rediscovered crossword puzzles. A way to feel like I’m putting some pieces in place that stay there.’