What unites Benedict and Francis is their common fidelity to God calling us to conversion.

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Gerard O’Connell discuss Cardinal Pell and his legacy, Cardinal Zen's meeting with Pope Francis, and Archbishop Gänswein's new tell-all book.

Our crisis of democracy is also a crisis of faith. A new group is making the case for politics informed by the Gospel and by Catholic social teaching.

Dr. Rowan Williams, the former archbishop of Canterbury, reminisces about the personal encounters and official meetings he had with Pope Benedict XVI while they were leading their respective faith communities.

A Reflection for Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time, by Sebastian Gomes

Cardinal Pell, who died Tuesday, had written a memo outlining his concerns about Pope Francis' papacy, which was published soon after his death.

In his interview with OSV News, Cardinal Pell said Pope Benedict XVI "was one of the finest theologians of the last century” and “the best theologian who was ever the pope.”

In his Wednesday general audience, Pope Francis begins a new cycle of catechesis on apostolic zeal, "a vital dimension for the Church."

Jonathan Roumie, known for his role as “Jesus” in the television series The Chosen, and other Catholic speakers are in the lineup for this year’s 50th annual national March for Life on Jan. 20.

A leading Australian Catholic and close advisor to Pope Francis, the cardinal had participated in the funeral of his friend, Pope Benedict XVI, just last week.