Fasting, in addition to being obligatory on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, remains a common Lenten practice for many. But there are nuances to fasting that are not always well-known.

On this deep dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” we examine the story of Rutilio Grande through the eyes of his friends, family and scholars of his legacy.

To see headlines suggesting that not having kids is in some way selfish would be painful. But did Pope Francis really say that?

A charismatic demagogue with millions of devoted followers. New media with little government regulation. The threat of violence in the streets. No, we’re not talking about the 45th president.

“O Come, All Ye Faithful” is a song almost everyone knows. But where did it come from, and why is it so popular?

And why is Pope Francis holding a synod on synodality?

Let’s be honest: We are all cafeteria Catholics. The real question is how we avoid a food fight in the cafeteria.

More pressing than the question of whether women can be ordained to the priesthood is the reality that clericalism and sexism have created and sustained a system in which women are treated as second-class citizens.

I know what you are thinking—a decadent spectacle of wealth, really, that’s what the church needs right now? But hear me out.

As Team U.S.A. heads to Tokyo, keep an eye on these athletes and all of the Olympians whose faith inspires them in competition.