Articles by Andrea Gagliarducci
Pope considering Secretariat of State overhaul
Apr 8, 2013 / 08:55 amA top official who works at the Secretariat of State says Pope Francis is thinking about streamlining his department by combining it with another Vatican government body.
Story of Pope's desire to visit Sicily emerges
Apr 4, 2013 / 04:05 amSome might call it fate, but through a series of providential connections, Bishop Michele Pennisi discovered that Pope Francis wants to visit Sicily “as soon as possible.”
Vatican did not expect Pope to visit youth prison
Mar 28, 2013 / 07:30 amVatican officials thought Pope Francis would only celebrate Holy Thursday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, but an invitation from a government minister changed their plans.
Pope's election changed headlines but decisions loom
Mar 25, 2013 / 05:00 am“The election of Pope Francis marked a change in the newspapers headlines regarding the Church,” according to Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri, the secretary of the conclave that elected the new pontiff.
Pope Francis will shake up more than Vatican schedules
Mar 18, 2013 / 03:45 amAll the Vatican officials will continue in their positions “until otherwise provided” while Pope Francis takes time for “reflection, prayer and dialogue before making any definitive appointments,” and one can expect changes to happen.
Three cardinals entered conclave with strong candidacies
Mar 13, 2013 / 07:00 amLast night black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel smoke stack, leaving no doubt that a single cardinal was unable to reach the two-thirds of the vote needed to be elected the next Pope.
Day before conclave, no clear favorite stands out
Mar 11, 2013 / 06:50 am“It’s not journalists that vote in the conclave. It’s cardinals,” Mexican Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera said on Sunday, after celebrating Mass at his titular church of San Francesco di Ripa Grande.
As conclave nears, tactics get more aggressive
Mar 8, 2013 / 04:22 amThe media silence of the cardinals resulted in an anonymous interview to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica in which a source claimed there is “a lobby” of leakers.
Cardinals contemplate insider, outsider papal candidates
Mar 6, 2013 / 03:57 am“We are not ready to enter the conclave,” Cardinal Francis George of Chicago plainly told the Italian newspaper La Stampa today, adding, “I never felt that we would begin the conclave on March 11th.”
Old establishment cardinals hope for quick conclave
Mar 4, 2013 / 07:00 amWhile the cardinals created by Benedict XVI arrive in Rome and get acquainted with the pre-conclave operations, cardinals from the old establishment are pushing for a quick conclave.