Articles by Andrea Gagliarducci
Vatican communications committee advances path of reforms
Dec 19, 2014 / 00:03 amThe Vatican's committee on communications has finished its third round of visits to Vatican media branches, and will likely discuss the outcomes of the visits in their next meeting, due to take place in January.
Pope Francis strengthens commission for the protection of minors
Dec 17, 2014 / 14:04 pmPope Francis appointed eight new members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors on Wednesday, completing the ranks of the commission with a balanced geographical representation in doing so.
An early Christmas present: Pope Francis to meet man serving life sentence
Dec 17, 2014 / 00:08 amAs inmates are moved by a letter Pope Francis has sent to the prison of a small town in central Italy, the news broke that a man serving a life sentence will be among those at an audience with Pope Francis Dec. 20.
At Vienna conference, Holy See renews call for nuclear disarmament
Dec 16, 2014 / 02:01 amAt a meeting on the impact of nuclear arms last week, the Holy See complained that institutions have not found the proper solution to address the nuclear arms issue, and praised the gathering as a new hope towards nuclear disarmament.
Vatican budgets for 2015 to be prepared by springtime
Dec 16, 2014 / 00:02 amIn an effort to improve the Holy See budgeting system, the Secretariat for the Economy has already trained Vatican employees in new budgeting policies, and 2015's budgets are to be released by the spring.
Francis lauds Nobel Peace laureates, declines to meet with Dalai Lama
Dec 12, 2014 / 12:55 pmFollowing the reception of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize by two south Asians this week, Pope Francis has praised Nobel laureates' efforts for peace but chose not to meet with the Dalai Lama, who won the prize in 1989.
Cardinal advisors discuss Curia reform, protection of minors
Dec 12, 2014 / 00:15 amEfforts to reform the Roman Curia have moved forward with the latest round of Vatican meetings and will continue next year, said Fr. Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press Office.
Pope Francis likely discussed economic inequality with IMF director
Dec 11, 2014 / 21:07 pmPope Francis briefly met Wednesday with Christine Lagarde, managing director of the Internaional Monetary Fund, an organization which intends to foster international trade and sustainable economic growth.
Pope Francis plans to create new cardinals in February
Dec 11, 2014 / 10:15 amPope Francis will hold a consistory for the creation of new cardinals Feb. 14-15, 2015, the Holy See press officer announced Thursday, adding that the consistory will follow meetings on the reform of the Roman Curia.
Consumers have a social responsibility regarding slavery, Pope says
Dec 10, 2014 / 12:42 pmIn his message for the 2015 World Day of Peace, released on Wednesday, Pope Francis has called for a global effort of fraternity rather than indifference to combat slavery and human trafficking.
Synod document asks how can we improve pastoral care to families
Dec 10, 2014 / 02:04 amThe Synod of Bishops announced Tuesday it had released its prepatory document for the 2015 Synod on the Family, asking that bishops avoid formulating pastoral care merely in terms based on doctrine.
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.