Pope Francis will appear in a new Netflix docu-series that highlights the stories of elderly people from around the world.

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell talk about how the Vatican is weighing the pastoral needs of Iraq’s embattled Christian community and the health and safety concerns for Pope Francis and for the crowds who want to see him.

“What they did was portray an astronaut offering the moon to Jesus,” Angelo Bottone said. “To me, it’s an expression of profound worship.”

Pope Francis’ remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 16.

Where should a pope who has embodied “the first shall be last” stand in line?

As the second Covid-19 wave swept Europe so too has a burgeoning conversation about Universal Basic Income.