Despite past tensions with Pope Francis and a period without assignment, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Pope Benedict XVI’s longtime secretary, has been appointed as the apostolic nuncio to Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia.

Archbishop Viganò said he “does not recognize” the authority of the Dicastery of the Doctrine for the Faith or of Pope Francis.

Ivan Illich was a “radically orthodox” monsignor who remained tradition-minded his entire life. With Pope Francis, his hour may have finally arrived.

In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell bring you inside the G7 summit and Pope Francis' meeting with comedians.

Pope Francis and a nine member Council of Cardinals heard presentations from women experts on the role of women in the church through the lens of canon law.

If convicted, Archbishop Viganó would be excommunicated and could also be removed from the clerical state.