It is impossible to make sense of this extraordinary pontificate unless we view it through the same lens as Francis himself does.
 

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, discusses a transformative decade, distinguished by the Pope's teaching us how to live the Gospel.

We have a ways to go before our church reaches equality. But I refuse to allow my faith to stall until the Holy Father catches up to the Holy Spirit.

With an agenda full of problems and plans Francis, 86, has backed off from talking about retiring and recently described the papacy as a job for life.
 

There are many strong and faithful women in the Bible whose stories Catholics never hear in the Sunday morning readings. In the past 50 years the lectionary for the Mass has been significantly updated only four times.
 

Pope Francis opened the floodgates when he invited submissions to the Synod of Bishops to address major issues facing the church. Now, the women have spoken. Over 17,000 women, in fact, from 104 countries.

Thinking you are better than others is a sign of pride and arrogance, he said, especially if you are passing judgment on a person’s thoughts and motivations, which you cannot see.

Theologians Serena Noceti and Rafael Luciana outline how the pontificate of Pope Francis initiates a new phase in the reception of Vatican II and recovers the conciliar image of an Ecclesia semper reformanda...