No matter how many times you hear it described thus—jokingly or not—an annulment is not just “Catholic divorce.” Church teaching is not that the marriage in question failed, but that the marriage never existed in a sacramental sense.

Breaking with tradition and opening a new door in the synodal process, Pope Francis has appointed a woman, Sister Nathalie Becquart, as one of two new undersecretaries of the synod of bishops.

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The head of the Catholic Church and the head of Al-Azhar gave the world yet another powerful witness of their friendship and commitment to work together for peace among the nations.

In a world that trivializes kinship more and more, Pope Francis’ retrieval of the concept of fraternity is timely and challenging.

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerard O'Connell and Colleen Dulle discuss Pope Francis’ strategy for bringing the bishops together in spite of their differences.