Are we already thinking about an upcoming conclave? And, above all, is Pope Francis already thinking about it? Various clues suggest that we are facing a new season of the Church. Whether it will be with or without Pope Francis is all to be seen. Nevertheless, that Pope Francis somehow wants to leave [...]

The veteran Vatican watcher Sandro Magister observed that a progressive detachment from the positions of Pope Francis is taking place. Magister gives us as examples two books recently released, “Il Gregge smarrito” by the think tank “Essere qui” and “La Chiesa Brucia” by Andrea Riccardi. Books that highlight how the situation of the [...]

As usual, Pope Francis took July as a holiday month. The Pope is not going anywhere. He remains in Santa Marta to read, study and perhaps plan something, such as the reform of the Curia, which is now set to be finalized in October. This July, the Pope also had a scheduled colon operation. [...]

Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco was in Poland to investigate allegations of cover-up of abuses made against Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, Archbishop Emeritus of Krakow and legendary secretary of John Paul II. The cover-up would have taken place during the period in which Cardinal Dziwisz was the archbishop of Krakow. But the news itself is enough [...]