“Let’s reduce the level of Christmas spending a bit,” the pope said. “Let’s have a simpler Christmas with more modest gifts. Let’s send what we save to the people of Ukraine, who are suffering so much.”

In his weekly general audience, Pope Francis speaks about the necessity of diligence when entering the final phase of the journey of discernment.

On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen and Gerry cover the case of Marko Rupnik, a well-known Jesuit artist who has been barred from hearing confessions or offering spiritual direction after allegations of abuse.

The pope started crying and had to pause for a moment after he prayed, “Immaculate Virgin, today I would have liked to bring you the thanksgiving of the Ukrainian people for the peace we have long asked the Lord for.”

As the pope’s step faltered, his cries for peace increased, although not without controversy and criticism.

“I am not suggesting that we ignore disagreement, but that we handle it in an evangelical fashion, ” Archbishop Timothy Broglio writes.