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Pope Francis, is it real transparency?

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 9 novembre 2020 · 1 Comment · In Vatican

We still do not know if the five Vatican officials suspended during the investigation on the purchase of a luxury real estate property in London will be prosecuted or not. Everything seems on hold one year after the spectacular searches and seizures that took place in the Secretariat of State and the [...]

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Pope Francis and the Independence of the Holy See

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 2 novembre 2020 · 1 Comment · In Vatican

There is a detail in the Becciu affair that went unnoticed. Yet it is rather important: the Vatican, via the Interpol, asked the Italian Police to arrest an Italian citizen. The Vatican is also asking the Italian State to extradite this Italian citizen to the Vatican. The extradition request can have a considerable [...]

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Pope Francis, between informality and a Latin American Perspective

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 29 ottobre 2020 · 1 Comment · In Vatican

Pope Francis’ alleged declarations backing homosexual civil unions, featured in a documentary film, have generated a lively discussion. Some spoke about a plot to manipulate Pope Francis’ words, while others dated the plot back to when these words were uttered. The film does not include an original interview with the Pope. It shows unaired [...]

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Pope Francis, a consistory with view to the next conclave

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 26 ottobre 2020 · 4 Comments · In Vatican

There is a twofold meaning to the Nov. 28 consistory Pope Francis announced Sunday, with which he will set the basis for a conclave with a substantial majority of cardinals he himself has created, and by which he will give a definitive shape to the reform of mindset he has always pursued.

Once [...]

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Pope Francis, four issues on the table for the future of the Church

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 19 ottobre 2020 · 1 Comment · In Vatican

Until now, Pope Francis appears to have escaped the criticism and attacks levied against the Church. Even when it comes to the recent Vatican financial scandals, Pope Francis’ name is never mentioned. It is strange since the Pope, though he never took any responsibility for what happened, always presented himself as a [...]

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Pope Francis, looking beyond the scandals

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 12 ottobre 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Vatican

Cardinal Becciu’s resignation as prefect of the Congregation for the Cause of Saints and from the prerogatives of a cardinal opened a Pandora’s box. Since the resignation, the media has reported every day about the Holy See’s mismanagement in finances, published interviews of people who had worked as financial intermediaries for the Holy [...]

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Fratelli tutti: likes and dislikes of the encyclical of Pope Francis

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 5 ottobre 2020 · Leave a Comment · In Vatican

When the late Israeli president Shimon Peres visited Pope Francis six years ago to promote the idea of a Parliament of World Religions, the Pope took his time to think about it. There was a risk to “secularize” religions and treat them as a political tool. Instead, Pope Francis liked the idea of [...]

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Pope Francis and the institutional issue

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 28 settembre 2020 · 4 Comments · In Vatican

We do not officially know the reason for Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s decision to renounce to his title of Cardinal and resign from the Congregation for the Cause of Saints. One could initially guess that the resignation is related to the acquisition of a luxury real estate property in London by the Vatican Secretariat [...]

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Pope Francis, what to expect

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 21 settembre 2020 · 3 Comments · In Vatican

Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri is no longer the general secretary of the Synod of Bishops. He was replaced by Bishop Mario Grech, who had been appointed pro-secretary at the eve of the Special Synod on the Pan-Amazonian region. Cardinal Baldisseri’s exit is the beginning of a generational shift of the Roman Curia that will [...]

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Pope Francis, what he has to say, what he has to do

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 14 settembre 2020 · 3 Comments · In Vatican

An encyclical, two book-length interviews, three key speeches by the Pope, will all be out soon. It seems that Pope Francis is eager to tell the world what he thinks, the way he sees the world, and how the world should operate in the post-pandemic era. In the upcoming months, we are going [...]

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