Pope Francis’s groundbreaking new document asks the church to meet people where they are and to consider the complexities of people’s lives, to consider the complexities of people’s lives and to respect people’s consciences.

The positions taken by the Roman Catholic Church on divorce, remarriage and communion are not self-evident, but the product of numerous interpretive moves.

'If we do not learn to treat the elderly well, we won't be treated well either.'

"If you are distracted by a little kid being a little kid you are not focused on what’s holy. Little kids are holy. Let it be."

First Communion is a powerful church and family ritual; no one who has been present can miss its importance for the children taking part.