Articles by Andrea Gagliarducci
New Pope interview touches on Church political reform
Dec 16, 2013 / 12:03 pmPope Francis' recent interview with Italian newspaper La Stampa Dec. 15 addressed some of the more political issues in the Church, including reform of the curia and changes to the Vatican banking system.
Francis and Benedict linked in call for joyful priests
Dec 3, 2013 / 10:18 amAt a presentation of a work by Benedict XVI on the priesthood, the head of the Vatican's doctrine office said that both Benedict and Pope Francis share a view on priestly vocation and the crisis it faces.
Pope Francis' meeting with Putin zeros in on Middle East
Nov 27, 2013 / 00:03 amPope Francis and Russian president Vladimir Putin's first-ever meeting this week mostly focused on the Middle East, particularly on the ongoing Syrian conflict.
Pope's document hailed as reshaping modern evangelization
Nov 26, 2013 / 13:18 pmIn his first apostolic exhortation, the uncommonly simple terminology of Pope Francis brings a fresh approach to the new evangelization, also giving a decisive direction to the Church’s mission, say Vatican officials.
Pope's words in interview may not have been his own, Scalfari says
Nov 21, 2013 / 17:39 pmEditor Eugenio Scalfari has conceded it is “really possible” that some of the Pope's words he reported in the interview published in La Repubblica Oct. 1 “were not shared by the Pope himself.”
Human resources review expected in Vatican departments
Nov 19, 2013 / 00:04 amAt least 30 priests employed in Vatican departments may be removed from their posts and sent to dioceses in the following months, according to three different Vatican sources.
Cardinal Bertone: Vatican secretary of state has pastoral task
Nov 14, 2013 / 00:54 amAs the Vatican's Secretary of State is also a bishop, his diplomatic action must take into consideration pastoral and missionary concerns, the secretary of state emeritus has said.
Vatican Secretary of State expected in office on Saturday
Nov 13, 2013 / 04:10 amArchbishop Pietro Parolin, Vatican City's Secretary of State, who has reportedly been ill, will arrive in Rome next Saturday to undertake his post, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, secretary of state emeritus, announced Nov. 12.
Vatican bombing in WWII was work of Italian fascists, author says
Nov 13, 2013 / 02:32 amFollowing the 70th anniversary of the bombing of the Vatican in World War II, the author of a new book on the affair has concluded that the attack was carried out by Italian fascist forces.
Pope's words show ongoing conversation with world
Nov 9, 2013 / 07:04 amPope Francis’ priority is the pastoral care of the people entrusted to him, and his words are intentionally suited to this purpose; but this does not mean he will concede on doctrine, a noted Vaticanista has explained.
Vatican bureaucracy can leave Popes uninformed, JPII secretary reveals
Nov 7, 2013 / 00:02 amAt times, Blessed Pope John Paul II was not well informed by his associates, according to Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, who for years was particular secretary to the former Pope.
Decreases in religious life could prompt canon law reform
Nov 2, 2013 / 05:39 amIn the context of a discussion on the exodus of religious and priests, the heads of the congregation for religious have said that Pope Francis is open to a reformation of the Code of Canon Law.
Pope was concerned interview could be misunderstood, writer says
Oct 31, 2013 / 15:03 pmAccording to a Catholic writer in Italy, Pope Francis was aware that his reported words in an Oct. 1 interview published in “La Repubblica” could be misunderstood, and took measures concerning this.
Curia reform may increase Congregations, reduce Pontifical Councils
Oct 30, 2013 / 11:31 amPope Francis' reform of the Roman Curia is expected to produce a new document regulating the body, and to reduce the number of Pontifical Councils, while increasing the number of Congregations.
Franciscan reform seen in Papal Charities office appointment
Oct 16, 2013 / 15:02 pmPope Francis' Oct. 12 appointment of Monsignor Diego Ravelli as office chief of the Office of Papal Charities rounds out the bureau which delivers charity to the poor in the name of the Roman Pontiff.
Historian: Catholic Church pivotal in rescue of Roman Jews
Oct 16, 2013 / 03:24 amThe efforts of the Catholic Church were undoubtedly decisive in the escape of most of Rome's Jews during World War II, according to a Jewish historian and columnist of “L’Osservatore Romano.”
Vatican implements state of the art financial transparency efforts
Oct 15, 2013 / 14:33 pmThe Holy See's new anti-money laundering law signals that the Vatican is clearly taking the path to full financial transparency, according to the director of the state's Financial Information Authority.
Debate over reforming synod of bishops stretches back decades
Oct 10, 2013 / 23:10 pmThe vision of reforming the synod of bishops, an effort undertaken by Pope Francis, goes back to at least Pope Paul VI, who had even broader ideas for the synod, according to a leading Vatican analyst.
Francis continues papal tradition of dialogue with media
Oct 6, 2013 / 05:56 amWhile it has drawn much attention, the interview Pope Francis gave to the prominent Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari is not the first of its kind in the history of the Church, but part of a tradition stretching back to “Good Pope John.”
Holocaust survivor thanks Pope for Church's aid in WWII
Oct 5, 2013 / 04:57 amThe last living person whom the Bishop of Assisi saved from being killed during the Holocaust met with Pope Francis yesterday, thanking him for the Church's role in protecting her people.