Reports that he stood silent during Argentina's "dirty war" and on sex abuse allegations against priests have toned down the welcome for Pope Francis.

Is there a big enough broom in all of Rome to remove the years of built-up, ground-in grime inside the Vatican

As a baby reporter in Texas, I covered what we euphemistically called mental health services in the state. These “services,” reserved for the dangerously ill, involved brief, groggy hospital stays followed up with a handshake, script for enough pills to stun a moose, and ...