As same-sex marriage becomes more mainstream, the church holds the line on L.G.B.T. issues.

Hannah Brandt is a forward for the U.S. Olympic team. Marissa Brandt, who was adopted as a baby from South Korea, used her birth name, Park-Yoon Jung, for the Olympics and plays defense for the combined Koreas.

"The Catholic Church clearly teaches that contraception is an immoral action that contradicts the truth of marital love."

Catholic Extension and Loyola Marymount University have teamed up to strengthen Catholic schools in some of the nation's poorest communities.

A key motivation, Pope Francis said, was to find ways to respond positively to the call of the Second Vatican Council "to overcome this divorce between theology and pastoral care, between faith and life."

Half of all students at Catholic colleges identify as Catholic, and 62 percent of all students are women.