Articles by Andrea Gagliarducci
Pope's concern for Christians in Middle East emerges at family synod
Oct 7, 2014 / 09:32 amIn an unexpected move, Pope Francis added to the schedule of the upcoming consistory for the causes of saints a discussion on the situation of Christians in the Middle East, the Holy See spokesman announced Tuesday.
Family needed today as much as ever, synod official emphasizes
Oct 6, 2014 / 16:34 pmThe family is not an outdated model, and Catholics should defend it from the sins that call into question and often destroy the traditional family, the general rapporteur of the Synod of Bishops said Monday.
Benedict could attend Paul VI beatification, spokesman reveals
Oct 6, 2014 / 13:22 pmRetired pontiff Benedict XVI may take part to Paul VI's beatification Mass Oct. 19, revealed Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press Office.
Vatican advocates sweeping protocol for Middle East peace
Oct 4, 2014 / 15:23 pmVatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin is urging a comprehensive road map for peace in Middle East during meetings between the region's papal nuncio top officials in his office.
'There is no authentic and true pastoral care against doctrine'
Oct 3, 2014 / 01:15 amDespite media expectations for the upcoming synod of bishops, Pope Francis will make his final decisions in his legitimate role as Pope, and will certainly carry forward a line of renewal in continuity, an archbishop and historian has said.
Cardinal Pell's secretariat continues economic reform at the Vatican
Oct 2, 2014 / 01:04 amThe Secretariat for the Economy is developing a financial management manual which is to be the basis of budgeting and accounting operations in 2015 for Vatican agencies.
Vatican media reform committee to make first proposals by Easter
Oct 1, 2014 / 15:01 pmHaving met for the first time last week, the committee to reform the Vatican's media and communications will continue to formulate its proposals, being able to present them by Easter of 2015.
Apostolic nuncios to Middle East will discuss aid, response to terrorists
Oct 1, 2014 / 09:52 amPope Francis and Vatican officials are due to meet this week with the nuncios to seven Middle Eastern nations to discuss responses to the Islamic State, and in particular how to provide humanitarian aid to displaced persons.
First woman appointed to a Vatican congregation joyful
Sep 30, 2014 / 01:04 amThe first woman ever to be appointed a member of a Vatican congregation explains that “women still have much to give to the Church with their personal charisma.”
Catholic Church the only body 'effectively acting to eradicate pedophilia'
Sep 29, 2014 / 09:43 amA former Vatican spokesman has written, against the backdrop of the house arrest of a former nuncio being investigated for abuse of minors, that the Church is the only international body acting effectively against pedophilia.
Francis highlights link between faith, God's word, biblical scholar says
Sep 25, 2014 / 23:03 pmIn a recent speech to the Italian Biblical Association, Pope Francis did not disclaim biblical studies but rather stressed the relation between faith and the scriptures, according to the group's secretary.
A delayed desire: Albanian priest waited decades for ordination
Sep 22, 2014 / 06:44 amAn Albanian Catholic priest shared his story of encountering persecution for his faith by the country's repressive state atheism, noting how he waited decades before his dream to be ordained was fulfilled.
Catholic-Muslim spouses say Pope Francis is for everybody
Sep 22, 2014 / 01:00 amA Catholic-Muslim married couple who traveled three hours from Kosovo to take part in Pope Francis’ Albanian visit say that the Pope is “for everybody” regardless of religion.
Papal visit fosters Albanians' hopes
Sep 21, 2014 / 19:11 pmPope Francis’ visit to Albania is a “gigantic event” for the religiously diverse country as it seeks a greater role in Europe, one leader at the country’s main Catholic university has said.
Update in Albania – Muslims pray for Pope, security a non-issue
Sep 21, 2014 / 05:58 amIn a press briefing Sunday the Vatican's spokesman downplayed worries over Pope Francis' safety in Albania, also noting that Muslims gathered in an important Tirana mosque to pray for the pontiff's visit.
Girl's Christmas letter to atheist dictator shows plea for peace
Sep 20, 2014 / 16:28 pmA little girl’s Christmas letter asking Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha to pray for peace, not knowing of his repressive and murderous atheistic rule, has been preserved in an Albanian museum exhibit dedicated to religious belief.
Albania prepares for papal Mass
Sep 20, 2014 / 12:34 pmA Franciscan involved in the preparations for Pope Francis’ trip to Albania said that he hopes for a surprise from a Pope who has made a habit of breaking his routine to visit the sick.
Curia reform advances as cardinals, minors protection group meet
Sep 18, 2014 / 03:09 amAs Pope Francis' council of cardinals for curia reform gather this week in Rome, the newly-created Pontifical Commission for Protection for minors will soon meet to finish creating its statutes.
Pope's appointment may signal advances in new abuse office
Sep 11, 2014 / 23:48 pmPope Francis’ latest appointment to a commission designed to fight sexual abuse of minors may have an effect in shaping the upcoming Vatican office also dedicated to combatting abuse.
Francis encourages us as did Don Bosco, Lateran rector says
Sep 11, 2014 / 14:27 pmAs the bicentenary of the birth of St. John Bosco approaches, a Salesian who is rector of the Pontifical Lateran University has said that Pope Francis is close to the saint, as both view education not as a job but as a way life.