Francis never made the purported comments and has not changed or added to the Ten Commandments.

Collins expressed shock that Mueller considered the tribunal a mere proposal. She questioned if the Vatican already had adequate means to judge negligent bishops.

Christianity faces a grave threat from globalization, but Vladimir Putin does not offer the right response.

“Daniel, nobody ever pays you back. I’m not that stupid,” she recalled telling him. “When you get the opportunity, do it for somebody else. Remember that, that’s all I want.”

Comparing the president to Putin, Hitler or the anti-Christ distracts from what is taking shape on the ground.

"You're certainly the only one in a collar and you're possibly the only one with white hair," Bishop Tighe said about the festival.