Jason Berry

Correspondent

The GroundTruth Project
Rodas, Cuba

After Francis, will things improve for Cuba's Catholics?

For years, the Catholic Church was beleaguered across Cuba, but with Pope Francis, many now see an opportunity for Cuban Catholics to build a freer future.

After Francis, will things improve for Cuba's Catholics?

Pope Francis and the revolution in Vatican foreign policy

Pope Francis and the revolution in Vatican foreign policy

'I was a slave': Nigerian women escape sexual bondage in Italy

'I was a slave': Nigerian women escape sexual bondage in Italy

Italy: Ground zero in Europe’s humanitarian crisis

Italy: Ground zero in Europe’s humanitarian crisis

Pope Francis channels Saint Francis to save the planet

Pope Francis channels Saint Francis to save the planet

Fault lines surface as the Vatican's climate encyclical leaks

The hotly anticipated document has been posted early.

Fault lines surface as the Vatican's climate encyclical leaks

Vatican removes de facto immunity for bishops concealing sex abuse

A new tribunal will weigh allegations against top clergy.

Vatican removes de facto immunity for bishops concealing sex abuse

Pope Francis and Europe's escalating refugee crisis

As thousands of boat migrants inundate the Mediterranean, the church does what it can.

Pope Francis and Europe's escalating refugee crisis

Vatican strategy promotes Pope Francis as catalyst on climate change

Francis will attend key gatherings ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris.

Vatican strategy promotes Pope Francis as catalyst on climate change

How the liberal American nuns prevailed over the Vatican old guard

Pope Francis has ended a controversial investigation into alleged misconduct by US sisters.

How the liberal American nuns prevailed over the Vatican old guard

The search for truth and reconciliation in church sex abuse scandal

Leading voices around the world try to push the Catholic Church further toward justice.

The search for truth and reconciliation in church sex abuse scandal

Pope Francis's response to clergy sex abuse tripped up by Vatican loophole

Francis doesn't actually have the power to fix the crisis. Bishops do.

Pope Francis's response to clergy sex abuse tripped up by Vatican loophole

Pope Francis, Dostoyevsky and the tears of a child

Analysis: Francis' improvisational style empowers him to speak beautifully about humanity's moral problems. It can also backfire.

Pope Francis, Dostoyevsky and the tears of a child

Pope Francis stresses religious inclusion in trip to Sri Lanka and Philippines

Francis is restoring the image of the pope as a moral statesman on the world stage.

Pope Francis stresses religious inclusion in trip to Sri Lanka and Philippines

How American nuns prevailed over the Vatican

After a bitter, six-year investigation of American nuns, the Vatican has offered the olive branch.

How American nuns prevailed over the Vatican