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What if we misunderstood Pope Francis?

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 26 maggio 2014 · 9 Comments · In Vatican

Last Monday, Pope Francis was the first Pope to deliver the inaugural speech of the General Assembly of the Italian Bishops’ Conference. The Pope asked the Italian bishops to change the statutes, to make them more democratic, being this Conference the only one in the world whose president is directly elected by the [...]

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Pope Francis, one year after. Has a revolution truly taken place?

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 17 marzo 2014 · 1 Comment · In Vatican

One year ago, March 13, Pope Francis won over the world with his «buonasera» and shook up the Church with the idea that a revolution was about to come. One year after, how much of this expected revolution has been carried out? Has the Roman Curia really changed? And is it possible to [...]

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Vatican, a crucial week for reforms. With an eye on finances

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 17 febbraio 2014 · 2 Comments · In Vatican

The clock starts today for a very important week for the reform of the Church. The Council of Cardinals will begin its three-day meeting today. After that, informal meetings, until February 20 and 21, when the cardinals will gather in an ordinary public consistory. On Saturday, February 22 there will be a consistory [...]

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Pope Francis, Reform Within Continuity?

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 11 novembre 2013 · 4 Comments · In Vatican

The preparatory document of the extraordinary synod for the family grabbed headlines only because of the questionnaire attached to it. It was comprised of 38 questions, posed in an unusually straightforward manner, addressing issues very pragmatically.

This pragmatic style is the only reform that has taken place under Pope Francis so far. There [...]

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Being Christians. Francis’ Church Challenge, Benedict’s Church Challenge

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 9 giugno 2013 · 2 Comments · In Vatican

«In the concrete history of the Church, however, a contrary tendency is also manifested, namely that the Church becomes self-satisfied, settles down in this world, becomes self-sufficient and adapts herself to the standards of the world.» Moreover: «Not infrequently, she gives greater weight to organization and institutionalization than to her vocation to openness towards [...]

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Babylon. Behind the quiet revolution of Benedict XVI, guerrilla. From inside and outside the Church

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 13 febbraio 2012 · 1 Comment · In Holy See

«The important thing is that the message, the response of Fatima, in substance is not directed to particular devotions, but precisely to the fundamental response, that is, to ongoing conversion, penance, prayer, and the three theological virtues: faith, hope and charity. […] As for the new things which we can find in this message [...]

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