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

A Reflection for Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time, by Jim McDermott, S.J.

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.

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.