March 19 marks the one-year anniversary of the publication of “Amoris Laetitia.”

The pope is "bringing out into the very public setting of the papacy what any pastor does in his parish or diocese."

Pope Francis said the "richest experience" of the church operating in a way that is not strictly "top down" came from the two meetings of the Synod of Bishops on the family.

Cardinal Walter Kasper an accomplished German theologian who has written at least 15 books in ecclesiology and Christology has become known in recent years as the ldquo pope rsquo s theologian rdquo His latest book quot The Catholic Church quot sheds light on why Pope Francis has relied on

After not receiving a response from the pope, the cardinals released their letter to the public.

The positions taken by the Roman Catholic Church on divorce, remarriage and communion are not self-evident, but the product of numerous interpretive moves.