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Is the “missio ad gentes” still a priority for Pope Francis’ Church?

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 21 luglio 2014 · Leave a Comment · In Vatican

That Pope Francis is very attentive to the dialogue with non-believers is clear from his most recent conversation with Eugenio Scalfari, the founder of the Italian leftist newspaper “La Repubblica”.  Scalfari, a self-proclaimed atheist, who even wrote a book entitled “Me and God”, on his being a non-believer. The conversation published by [...]

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Pope Francis, between Roncalli’s and Martini’s utopias

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 27 gennaio 2014 · 5 Comments · In Vatican

The Roman Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls has been entrusted to Benedictines for 1300 years. There was such a strong tradition of ecumenical dialogue there, that Benedict XVI ultimately decided to give the basilica a specific mandate to promote ecumenism. Popes have been concluding the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity [...]

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Pope Francis and the reform of the Church

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 6 gennaio 2014 · 5 Comments · In Pope Francis

It was probably not by chance that Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the Pontifical Household, dedicated the first of his Advent presentations to the Roman Curia to the theme of the reform of the Church. He did so from a particular angle: that of Francis of Assisi, of his extraordinary conversion and [...]

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Pope Francis Reshapes His Revolution

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 2 dicembre 2013 · 7 Comments · In Vatican

The Church according to Pope Francis is outlined in the nearly 260 page-long Apostolic Exhortation «Evangelii Gaudium»  (The Joy of the Gospel), that he wrote in two weeks in Spanish (with some neologisms and slogans) with a clear core message: the Church must come out, to the streets, and announce the Gospel [...]

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The Return of the Curia of the old days

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 29 settembre 2013 · 2 Comments · In Vatican

Pope Francis said it during the trip back from Brazil: «I feel a nostalgia for the Curia of the old days.» With every major appointment, it is becoming more clear who is that Pope Francis is referring to, when he mentions the old days’ Curia. There are no groundbreaking appointments. Pope [...]

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Pope Francis and the Upcoming Meeting with the G8 of the Church

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 16 settembre 2013 · 4 Comments · In Vatican

No doubt about it: every gesture by Pope Francis is a political signal. The time when his choices could be considered those of a naïve or inexperienced Pope is over. Every decision Pope Francis makes is signaling in which direction he wants to move the Church.

The eight cardinals charged with advising the Pope [...]

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Outsourcing in the Vatican

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 21 luglio 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Vatican

Pope Francis’ last move is the appointment of a pontifical commission to look at the organization of the economic-administrative structure of the Holy See. In essence, it is an external team of auditors who will advise how to streamline the expenses and activities of the 37 semi-autonomous offices which make up Vatican City [...]

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Pope Francis Really Becomes Pope on the Day a New Encyclical is Released.

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 7 luglio 2013 · 1 Comment · In Pope Francis

Pope John XXIII will be canonized. But the real news is that he will not be canonized as a result of  the Congregation for the Cause of Saints acknowledging a miracle attributed to his intercession. John XXIII will be saint because Pope Francis has decided so. He made his proposal and submitted it [...]

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Pope Francis, time to make decisions

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 30 giugno 2013 · 4 Comments · In Pope Francis

It is now time to make decisions. Pope Francis is in a hurry, he wants to fill the most important pieces of the curial puzzle. After more than 100 days as bishop of Rome, it is now time to act as a pope for real. And above all, to start deciding whom to [...]

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Pope Francis appointment of an advisory board raises expectations for reform

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 21 aprile 2013 · 1 Comment · In Pope Francis

It is a sort of advisory board for Pope Francis. Eight cardinals, and a bishop as their secretary, will meet periodically to infuse energy to the Curia reform that the cardinals asked for, during their pre-conclave meetings.

Criticism of «Roman centralism» came from the cardinals farthest away from Rome, in the outer rings [...]

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