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Quantifying the Holy See’s Commitment To The Common Good, At The 23rd Session of The Human Rights Council

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 2 giugno 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Vatican

Silvano Maria Tomasi, the Holy See Permanent Observer at the UN office in Geneva, provided the figures that tell better than anything else the presence and impact of the Church in the world. He did so in Geneva last week, during the 23rd session of the Human Rights Council. At the time of [...]

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Vatican Finances. How the story began

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 11 febbraio 2013 · 1 Comment · In Vatican finances

Just one day after the death of Pope Pius XI, on February 10, 1939, Msgr. Angelo Pomata stood in front of a cahier’s window at Religious Works (the “ancestor” of the Institute for Religious Works). The cashier was Massimo Spada. Pomata was dispatched there by Eugenio Pacelli – who, after the death of the [...]

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The Year of the Five Patriarchs: A Chance for Unity

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 4 febbraio 2013 · 3 Comments · In Ecumenism

Ultimately, is an upstairs/downstairs exercise. Go up a number of  steps and then come down a few and meet in the middle.  Tawadros II, the new Coptic-Orthodox Patriarch of Egypt, had to go up three steps during his enthronement ceremony. At every step, one of his titles was proclaimed: bishop of bishops, [...]

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Courageous bishops needed. To proclaim the Word of God

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 14 gennaio 2013 · 1 Comment · In Holy See

What will be the agenda of the four bishops the Pope ordained in the solemnity of the Epiphany? Benedict XVI outlined it with these words: «The humility of faith, of sharing the faith of the Church of every age, will constantly be in conflict with the prevailing wisdom of those who cling to [...]

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Does the Church lack prophetic vision?

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 5 novembre 2012 · 1 Comment · In church

At the end of the synod for the new evangelization, Benedict XVI personally announced that soon seminaries will be under the administration of the Congregation for the Clergy.  Currently, seminaries are under the administration of the Congregation for Catholic Education.  Soon, a Papal motu proprio will explain the motives leading to this decision.  [...]

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The Social Doctrine of the Church, the path to peace – Chronicles from the Studium Aquinatis, part II

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 13 agosto 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Holy See

The Social Doctrine must be read and lived every day. Its key points come directly from the Gospel – the first and only source of inspiration of the Social Doctrine – and from there get to the key-words: person, subsidiarity, justice and peace, integral human development. These are the key words of the [...]

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The common good is the center of Holy See’s international agenda – chronicles from the Studium Aquinatis, part I

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 6 agosto 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Holy See

The Holy See’s International agenda? The common good. Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States of the Vatican Secretariat of State, explained it in an insightful lecture on «The Social Doctrine of the Church in International Relations» to the young students of the Studium Aquinatis-Workshop on the Social Doctrine of the Church  [...]

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Arms Trade Treaty negotiations failed. And the integral disarmament seems to be so far away

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 30 luglio 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Holy See

«The governments’ efforts will be judged by how many lives the treaty helps to save.» Christian leaders representing some of the world’s two billion Christians have issued a joint appeal to the 194 governments that negotiated the first global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). But this appeal remained unlistened. Having started on 2 July, [...]

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European Roots and Economic Crisis. A lesson from Aquino

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 5 marzo 2012 · Leave a Comment · In international affairs

Half of 90s, dinner. The leaders of the most important Central Banks of Europe sit at the same table. They are just talking about the euro to come. «My fellow citizens thinks that euro is Paradise. But euro is not Paradise… Euro will be… »  «Hold, Hans… It will be a Purgatory». The [...]

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Consistory. New cardinals’ profile show the Papal project for the Church.

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 9 gennaio 2012 · 3 Comments · In international affairs

The 6th of January, Benedict XVI announced a consistory – to be held in February, 18th – during the one he will create 22 new cardinals. Four of these new cardinals will not take part to the next conclave, since they are already 80. And good part of the new cardinals got [...]

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