One of the more intriguing questions Pope Francis prompted earlier this year when he announced that a Vatican commission would study whether the early church had women deacons was: How would Catholics react to women preaching?

The seminary will buy back more than 13,000 square feet of space from Boston College.

"Humility never comes without humiliation. And we see Jesus humiliated on the cross,” said Francis.

Cardinal-designate Ernest Simoni will be one of 17 prelates elevated to cardinal in a consistory on Nov. 19 at the Vatican.

Nurturing the seed of faith in a distracted society.

'I pray that somehow through my online ...I’ve been able make this vocation come alive for people.'