Flying back to Rome on Oct. 2 after a visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan, the pope was asked how, given his criticism on Oct. 1 of “gender theory” and of what he calls “ideological colonization,” he would provide pastoral care to a person who felt his or her sexuality did not co

I recall the deep sense of fellowship in mission that the congregation engendered.

With age comes finding greater challenges in the Gospels, Pope Benedict XVI says.

Benedict XVI: “Obedience to my successor has always been unquestionable.”

"Mother Teresa, in all aspects of her life, was a generous dispenser of divine mercy."

"Practical governance was not my forte and this certainly was a weakness."