“The Society of Jesus is a mixed reality as the whole church is,” Father Zollner said, when asked about the lack of transparency in the Father Rupnik case. “We are not better at this. And it has been proven now, in the eyes of everybody, again.”

The Lenten fish fry, a staple of many parishes and fire departments alike, has made its way into the digital age with an interactive map for the Western Pennsylvania region.

Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell was remembered as a man “gripped by grace” as nearly 5,000 attended a funeral Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels March 3.

Jesuit Father Hans Zollner will be a consultant for the Diocese of Rome’s office dedicated to safeguarding minors and vulnerable people.

The pope said that cardinals and senior Vatican officials will now have to pay "ordinary" rent payments on the apartments owned by the Vatican in Rome.

The pope prayed that “all who honor his memory will be confirmed in the resolve to reject the ways of violence and overcome evil with good.”