What makes the Barros case so important is that if the pope removes him from office, it will be the first time a Catholic prelate has been explicitly cashiered because he covered up abuse by others.

The dictatorship of relativism and the demise of objective reality

At Villanova, the Newark archbishop spoke of “paradigm shifts” in the church and said “only the Lord" can judge who belongs among the faithful.

The organization said the current edition of the U.S. norms "needs more than minimal editing."

The pope has written an introduction to the new book "Potere e Denaro" ("Power and Money").

The gathering at Georgetown University, "Though Many, One: Overcoming Polarization Through Catholic Social Thought," is meant to be a starting point to bring about Pope Francis' vision of the church.