The book-length interview is the product of a series of exchanges between the pope and Austen Ivereigh, his English-language biographer.

“The situation is just devastating, and the needs are immense.”

For Black, brown and poor students in-person schooling is an essential service.

Cardinal Becciu is suing an Italian news magazine, claiming that his ruined reputation has eliminated his chances of becoming pope and will undermine the legitimacy of any future papal election.

In “Fratelli Tutti,” Pope Francis writes that punishment must include “healing and reintegration into society.” A sentence of life without parole, writes Nicholas Goldrosen, violates this principle.

The United States is a unique achievement in a fallen world.