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Pope Francis’ Outward-Looking Church, beyond the Italian exception

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 2 giugno 2014 · 3 Comments · In Vatican

Perhaps a Pope coming from the ends of the world was needed to put an end to the so-called “Italian exception”. Id est, that privileged relationship between Italy and the Holy See that tightly linked the two banks of the Tiber. The relation was tight because of geography: Rome is in Italy, and [...]

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The Return of the Curia of the old days

By Andrea Gagliarducci On 29 settembre 2013 · 4 Comments · In Vatican

Pope Francis said it during the trip back from Brazil: «I feel a nostalgia for the Curia of the old days.» With every major appointment, it is becoming more clear who is that Pope Francis is referring to, when he mentions the old days’ Curia. There are no groundbreaking appointments. Pope [...]

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