The Rev. James Martin, S.J., leads listeners through a guided reflection on how to prepare for the way of the Lord through prayer.

The congregation's task has always been “the transmission and dissemination of the faith throughout the whole world.”

The path to inclusion wasn’t straightforward.

In 2015, Francis had Tomasito laid to rest in the Teutonic cemetery in the Vatican, close to the place where St. Peter was executed.

In his off-the-cuff remarks, the pope highlighted the importance of listening.

The story of Catholics and the AIDS epidemic in the United States is often told as one of “gays versus the church.” But the reality was much more complicated.