Priests’ group says it appears ‘men are more worthy than women’ in eye of offical church

What sort of country will Pope Francis encounter? One where Mass attendance – though falling – is still among the highest in Europe, where scandals have dented people’s faith in the church, but faith itself has not died

Pope Francis asks death penalty be made ‘inadmissible’ in Church Catechism

Video

Vatican photograph from 2007 captures church past and questions its future

Key points for devout will be situation of divorced and civilly married on communion

Cardinals rule out ‘doctrinal backflips’ and tell the pontiff that even he cannot change church teachings on marriage