Pope Francis’ letter to the priests of the Diocese of Rome on August 7 arrived almost unexpectedly. Nothing suggested that the Pope needed to write to the priests of the diocese he presides over, and it was not an special occasion. And that is why the letter is particularly relevant. Because, as always, [...]

The trip to Portugal for World Youth Day, and the press conference on the plane, are the Vatican news with the most significant exposure in the media. Yet, last week, a rumor, an appointment, and a data point, showed how Pope Francis is directing a definitive change of pace, once again centralizing control on [...]

During the month of July, Pope Francis was not expected to have audiences, with some exceptions. But, in the last part of the month, he had meetings with young pilgrims who passed through Rome before going to World Youth Day. Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, the regent of the Papal Household, who in recent years has [...]

Perhaps the real problem of the Church after Pope Francis will not be the doctrine, the loss of a charismatic figure like the Pope, or the governance of the Church. Perhaps the real problem will be the weakening of the Holy See, the institution called upon to guarantee freedom for the faithful all over [...]

After a series of moves that seemed to have secured his legacy, the question arises: what will Pope Francis’ legacy be? What will this pontificate leave to the universal Church? It is no small question because it also concerns the future of the pontificate itself. Will Pope Francis’ vision be carried forward? How [...]

With a choice that is a natural sequel to that of Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernandez as prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Pope Francis has assigned Monsignor Michele Di Tolve, auxiliary bishop of Rome, to lead the Roman Major Seminary and above all to the formation of priests. An [...]

What Pope Francis will hold on September 30 is not just a consistory that serves to ensure an overwhelming majority in the next conclave. It is instead a consistory full of signals, ones also found in the most recent decisions of the pontificate. Pope Francis is trying, at all costs and in all ways, [...]

The news is not the appointment of his trusted theologian as prefect of the Department of the Doctrine of the Faith. Although recent rumors had focused more on the possibility that a German like Bishop Wilmer could take the seat of guardian of the Doctrine of the Faith, the name of Victor Fernandez [...]

If we look at it in its entirety, the working document of the upcoming Synod on synodality – though the organizers would prefer “Synod on the life of the Church” – wanted by Pope Francis is balanced. It is a document that responds to two souls, two different approaches: that of listening to the [...]

Pope Francis’ decision to ask Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, now prefect emeritus of the Papal Household, to return to his native diocese testifies not only to the fact that the Pope wants to cut ties with the previous pontificate completely. The decision regarding Archbishop Gaenswein is further proof of the modus operandi of Pope [...]