Pope Francis has gone “to the peripheries,” creating cardinals from 50 different nations, but Europe still accounts for more than 40 percent of electors in the College of Cardinals.

Ideological bias structures much of the public discourse. But we cannot allow it to structure our ecclesial conversation.

This week on "Inside the Vatican," we'll talk about some of the questions the pope emeritus' letter raises.

The pope and the pope emeritus are not so far apart: Both Benedict and Francis warn against responding to the abuse crisis with a ’self-made’ church that ignores the Gospel.

Retired Pope Benedict XVI wrote an article outlining his thoughts on the clerical sexual abuse crisis about what must be done now.

Some background to the kerfuffle over Pope Francis and kissing the papal ring.