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Pope Francis, the necessary diplomacy

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 20 aprile 2015 · 1 Comment · In Vatican

More than a need for a reform, the Roman Curia needs better functionality and more vision – these are the conclusions one can draw from last week’s events in the Vatican. The week began with the meetings of the Council of Cardinals to discuss about Curia reforms and also with the international [...]

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Pope Francis’ Real Challenge

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 13 aprile 2015 · 2 Comments · In Vatican

There is a recurrent theme in all the conversations around curial reform as well as an eventual reform of Catholic doctrine on the basis of the outcome of the coming Synod of Bishops: the theme is ‘sensus fidei fidelium’ (literally, the sense of faith on the part of the faithful), that is, the intuition [...]

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Is the Jubilee of Mercy the Real Face of Pope Francis’ Revolution?

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 16 marzo 2015 · 8 Comments · In Vatican

Pope Francis celebrated the second anniversary of the pontificate his way, by convoking an Extraordinary Jubilee for Mercy to begin December 8, 2015 and to end November 20, 2016. This decision shows how much Pope Francis is focused on the theme of mercy. The Holy See Press Office release reminded us that the [...]

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Pope Francis: An Agenda Behind his Back?

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 23 febbraio 2015 · 6 Comments · In Vatican

Is there an agenda at work behind Pope Francis’ back? As he carries out his plan of renewal for the Church, one that is based on the purification of hearts, on pastoral efforts and on evangelization through attraction, many individuals are trying to exploit his spontaneity, and also his naivete, in order to [...]

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Help! Theology Needed to Reform the Curia

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 16 febbraio 2015 · 4 Comments · In Vatican

In the end, the “revolution” has turned into a renewal, to be carried forward slowly. It could not be different, because in the way in which it was outlined, Curia reform could not possibly meet anyone’s criteria. Not even that of the so-called progressive wing. In the end, some criticism came from them [...]

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Pope Francis: Will It Really Be a Revolution?

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 9 febbraio 2015 · 26 Comments · In Vatican

The week that begins today and ends with the creation of 20 new cardinals may represent the turning point of Pope Francis’ pontificate. The choices of the new cardinals not only show Pope Francis’ sensitivity toward the world’s peripheries and a certain pastoral approach, they also indicate a change concerning the pivotal [...]

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Pope Francis beyond the crisis. Waiting to appoint new cardinals

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 15 dicembre 2014 · 3 Comments · In Vatican

Pope Francis will hold a consistory to create new cardinals on the 14 and 15th of February. The announcement came at the end of a busy week: Pope Francis has granted an important interview, has personally reshaped the synod narrative against the media narrative during a general audience, and has taken part [...]

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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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