Churches in Brussels lean out toward the sky, as if they want to fill up the distance between God and man. This distance has been deepened during these last years, as secularization has seized Belgian society. After March 22, Pope Francis twice stigmatized the “blind violence” of Islamic fundamentalists, and during the [...]

A recently released interview he granted for a theological book represents Benedict XVI’s return to the theological arena. This way, Pope Francis’ pontificate has been given back a voice that perhaps was missing, thus showing the world what the role of the Pope Emeritus can really be today. Benedict XVI is able, in [...]

What Church does Pope Francis have in mind? The question is urgent after three years of his pontificate and on the eve of the publication of the post-synodal apostolic exhortation, that should be released after Easter.

A draft of the exhortation was examined by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which [...]

The week-long Lenten retreat for the Roman Curia has just begun. Listening to the meditations by Fr. Ermes Ronchi, Pope Francis will have to think carefully about one topic in particular: Is the Church he leads really defended by the entire world’s media thanks to his personality, a widely acknowledged moral force? Or [...]