Cardinal Kasper rejected claims from some Catholics who accuse Pope Francis of undermining church teaching on marriage.

Consider this: only Luke tells us the story of the Prodigal Son, the Good Samaritan and the Good Thief.

Pope Francis puts his credibility on the line not only in the foreign policy field, but also in the pastoral field, outgoing U.S. Vatican Ambassador Ken Hackett says.

The predatory loan industry’s lobby is powerful, and legislation is often gutted of any real power to protect the vulnerable.