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Mary Beth Yount

Mary Beth Yount is associate professor of theological studies at Neumann University in Pennsylvania. Connect with her on Twitter @DoctorYount

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Pope Francis kisses a baby before attending Mass in St. Peter's Square during the World Meeting of Families at the Vatican June 25. The event usually takes place every three years, but it was not held last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

World Meeting of Families highlights importance of life's messiness

A somewhat chaotic trip to Rome for the World Meeting of Families reminded this theologian that real life needs to inform our theology just as our theology informs the ways we interpret our experiences.

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