“Never forget that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a lay person and his first disciple.”

Gaining a renewed and deeper understanding of Mary's nurturing and caring side is something he said the church, especially in today's climate, could certainly use.

And dads, too.

How should Catholics think about the Met Gala and its supposed sacrilege?

The world's oldest standing army is getting some new headgear.

A Vatican source explained that whenever the pope is invited to such a large public event he does not see the guest list in advance nor is the list checked by Vatican officials, as they trust the organizers of these gatherings to act in a responsible way.