This week on “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle explain the changes to the C.D.F. and how they fit into Pope Francis’ larger goal of evangelization.

That may indeed happen, and if it does, you will immediately, intuitively know this: You are going to be purified.

Myles Connolly on American Catholic writers: “I can’t read them, and few others can, for the simple reason that I and the others do not care to be bored.”

If revolt against injustice, oppression and sorrow begins in the heart, it will not die. The broken heart is the tomb from which Christ rises.

In his Wednesday audience, Pope Francis spoke about the communion of saints, which he said does not include just those who are perfect, but also “the community of saved sinners.”

In his new book about the power of God's radical love, Greg Boyle introduces readers to new experiences in his ministry to former gang members and teaches valuable lessons about inclusivity.