Articles by Andrea Gagliarducci
Former Vatican librarian, a friend of Pope Francis, dies at 91
Dec 10, 2014 / 00:01 amCardinal Jorge Maria Mejìa, a former prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library and a longtime friend of Pope Francis, died on Tuesday Dec. 9.
For Catholics and Muslims, interreligious dialogue a path to peace
Dec 7, 2014 / 06:03 amPursuing interreligious dialogue and opening hearts and minds to others are the way to face troubled times, stressed participants in the Third Catholic-Muslim Summit held this week in Rome.
Turkish Muslims 'deeply appreciated' papal visit
Dec 4, 2014 / 12:03 pmPope Francis' visit to Turkey was highly appreciated by Muslims because of the care and interest he demonstrated for them, and for his acknowledgement that not all Muslims are terrorists, a local scholar has said.
Cardinal Scola: Pope Francis will stand with tradition on marriage
Dec 3, 2014 / 00:01 amIn an interview with an Italian paper published on Tuesday, Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan stated that Pope Francis will not push the Church away from the understanding of marriage's indissolubility.
Pope's visit could draw attention to refugees in Turkey
Nov 30, 2014 / 15:08 pmThe head of a charitable agency in Turkey voiced hope that Pope Francis’ visit will shine a light on the dramatic plight of refugees there, who fled the Syrian civil war and other regional conflicts.
'Things will change!' – Turkish girls hopeful after Pope's visit
Nov 30, 2014 / 13:47 pmPope Francis’ visit to Turkey may change the traction Christians have in a country that is almost entirely Muslim, said two Turkish young women who had the occasion to greet the Pope on his recent trip.
Pope Francis' prayer at Blue Mosque 'exactly the same' as Benedict XVI
Nov 29, 2014 / 06:04 amDuring Pope Francis’ visit to Istanbul’s Blue Mosque, he paused for a moment of prayer alongside Ankara’s Grand Mufti – a moment of “interreligious dialogue” which mirrored that of his predecessor.
Young Syrian refugee tells Pope, 'pray for us and pray for peace'
Nov 28, 2014 / 11:39 amCurrently a living as a refugee at a Salesian school in Istanbul, 14-year-old Sarah will give Pope Francis a picture that she painted, and says that she will ask him to pray for world peace.
A new path for unity – Pope and Patriarch to face world challenges together
Nov 28, 2014 / 05:27 amA common declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew on the issues of ecology and poverty would be natural is foreseeable for the future, a theological advisor of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Costantinople told CNA Nov. 28.
Waiting for the Pope: Istanbul refugee center prepares to welcome Francis
Nov 28, 2014 / 05:16 amPeople at the refugee center that Pope Francis will visit this coming Sunday are learning to seek a future, the director of the center told CNA Nov. 27.
#savealeppo – International movement urges a ceasefire in the Syrian city
Nov 19, 2014 / 02:01 amAs the battle over Syria's largest city has raged for more than two years, the Community of Sant'Egidio on Tuesday launched a campaign for international solidarity to promote a truce in the historic metropolis.
Annulment process is no business, Roman Rota official clarifies
Nov 18, 2014 / 00:02 amFollowing a media frenzy around Pope Francis' request that the annulment process not be treated like a business, an official of the Apostolic See's court of higher instance has explained that annulment procedures are already free in most cases.
Catholics, Muslims together condemn terrorist acts in name of religion
Nov 13, 2014 / 15:34 pmIn a joint statement delivered Thursday, the Catholic-Muslim Forum condemned acts of terrorism, oppression, and violence, affirming it is never acceptable to use religion to justify such acts.
Education to love: the real issue for the next Synod on the Family
Nov 12, 2014 / 02:03 amThe lack of a proper 'education to love' is the major issue at stake with regard to family – being more compelling than the issues of the divorced and remarried or same-sex attracted persons, Msgr. Livio Melina has stressed.
Italian bishops' television pulls invite to trans-sexual activist
Nov 11, 2014 / 12:47 pmFollowing protests from viewers, the Italian bishops' conference-run TV station has withdrawn an invitation to a popular Italian trans-sexual and LGBT activist to take part in its prime-time show.
With new team, Vatican ups efforts to fight clerical sex abuse
Nov 11, 2014 / 11:10 amPope Francis established on Tuesday a new judicial body within the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith with responsibility for dealing with clerical sex abuse, thus confirming the Holy See’s continuing response to the crisis.
Visible unity of Christians, a need for a troubled world, says Pope
Nov 11, 2014 / 00:08 amTo act and speak as brothers, despite different confessions, in order to respond to current issue: this is the mission Pope Francis entrusted to the bishop-friends of the Focolare Movement on Friday.
Top Vatican jobs: The 'Francis effect' on the Roman Curia
Nov 10, 2014 / 17:03 pmThe latest round of major appointments to top positions in the Vatican hierarchy shows that change is afoot as Pope Francis puts his stamp on the Roman Curia.
Cardinal Scola: Universities can play crucial role in family synod
Nov 9, 2014 / 16:37 pmCardinal Angelo Scola holds that pontifical universities are the ideal place where issues at stake in the Synod of Bishops – which will discuss families next autumn – can be more deeply understood and developed.
Save Catholic clinics in Africa – they may be the only ones to fight Ebola
Nov 7, 2014 / 02:06 amCaritas officials have urged that in facing the Ebola outbreak in west Africa, efforts should be focused on keeping Catholic clinics open because they are the best-equipped in the region.