Ms. Scaraffia described the spaces women have carved out for themselves to speak freely as “a hidden schism in the church, where the religious are separating themselves from the church.”

The Vatican sex abuse summit already includes some surprises

How World Youth Day is changing the church

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” we explore the topic of women deacons.

The simple lessons of Jean Vanier on humility and Christian love always bear repeating.

We thought people might be interested in seeing some of their favorite celebrities talk about their faith. What we did not anticipate was that people who came across “Faith in Focus” would be excited about how normal, casual and nonjudgmental these spiritual conversations seemed.

So what is it about these cheesy, mass-produced films that make them so irresistible?

Gerry and Colleen look into some new developments in the stories surrounding the U.S. bishops' delay of the vote on new sex abuse protocols. They also discuss Pope Francis’ recent initiatives to make “invisible people visible.”

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” we devote the entire show to recent developments in the sexual abuse crisis.

Last week, a group of protestors, mostly women, gathered to call for women to be allowed to vote in the Synod on Youth, Young People and Vocational Discernment—a right that, some experts say, there is no canonical reason to deny.