There is no civil war in the Catholic Church, there is only Almighty God sifting us like wheat. There is no schism ahead, only the proper ordering of us into the right places for the salvation of our souls.

Francis met the papal abuse commission at a time when many questions have been raised about its organization, governance and direction following the resignation at the end of March of Hans Zollner, S.J.

In a video message, Pope Francis told young people going to World Youth Day in August should consult their grandparents on how to prepare.

On this week's show, Colleen and Gerry discuss the pope’s secret peace "mission" to Russia and Ukraine.

“There is a mission underway that is not public yet; when it is public, I will tell you about it,” the pope said of his plan regarding peace between Russia and Ukraine.

Many Catholics like myself who have followed the development of synodality under Pope Francis have been convinced that the decision to open synod voting to non-bishops was all but inevitable.