Pope Francis’ visit promises to be unprecedented in a number of ways, and several University of Notre Dame scholars have been speculating on how.

The pope is Catholicism’s central figure, and Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. will touch the lives of Catholics in this nation and beyond. Media coverage of his visit will shape the national dialogue, so here are two things you need to know to sound smart with your friends as you talk about the pope.

Josh Noem ’98, ’05MDiv, editor of FaithND, is in attendance with his own family at the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, and shares his experiences at the largest gathering of Catholic families the world has ever known.

Holy Cross Father Joe Corpora ’76 concelebrated with Pope Francis the canonization Mass for Junipero Serra in Washington, D.C. Father Joe desperately wanted to meet the pope–this is his account of what happened.

Father Ron Nuzzi from Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives witnessed Pope Francis’ address to Congress and tells us what it was like seeing this historical moment first-hand.

The miracle of the Gospel of the Family is that it shows once again that proclaiming the Good News, evangelizing the world, is no more complicated than practicing the art of self-giving love day after day within one’s life.

I was pedaling as fast as I could to keep up with my roommate down Central Park West, frantically searching for a crowd indicating we were getting warmer.

When Pope Francis gave his address at Independence Hall on Sept. 26, he led the crowd in praying the “Our Father.” This is what that moment looked like.

Full texts of all of the major addresses and homilies Pope Francis offered during his visits to Washington, D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia.

As one of my students put it, “It didn’t seem like a million people. It was just people.” That is what the universal Church is like; not strangers, not crowds, just people—the body of Christ.

In reviewing the things that Pope Francis said and did during his visit, I was deeply touched by his explanation that a joyful life is not the same thing as a comfortable life.