Articles by Andrea Gagliarducci
Catholic bishop: Slovakia has changed profoundly since last papal visit
Sep 9, 2021 / 07:00 amThe last pope to visit Slovakia was St. John Paul II in 2003.
Ambassador: Pope Francis’ visit to Slovakia is ‘a historic moment’
Sep 8, 2021 / 02:00 amThe pope will visit the central European nation on Sept. 12-15.
Analysis: What's behind rumors that Pope Francis will resign?
Aug 30, 2021 / 00:00 amAccording to an Argentine priest who has known Pope Francis since his days in Buenos Aires, "there is only one reason why Pope Francis would resign: so that he can influence the process to choose his successor."
Expert’s latest investigation dispels myths about Pius XII and Rome's Jews
Aug 29, 2021 / 07:54 amPope Pius XII was not silent in front of the Shoah nor inactive. He was, instead, very much committed to saving Jewish families, spoke out constantly against the Nazi Regime, and set up a series of formal and informal initiatives that show that he was anything but "Hitler's Pope."
What happens when the pope receives a head of state?
Aug 27, 2021 / 07:00 amThere is a remarkable amount of hidden choreography behind the scenes.
US troop withdrawal poses new challenges to Afghanistan’s Christians
Aug 3, 2021 / 04:30 amThe Catholic community will not leave unless it is ‘obliged to.’
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The increasing influence of the liturgical school Sant’Anselmo in the Vatican
Jul 22, 2021 / 11:10 amThe new secretary and undersecretary of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship both have studied at the Pontificio Ateneo Sant'Anselmo, an institute in Rome whose school of liturgy has had increasing influence in liturgical norms coming from the Vatican.
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Could Hungary find an unexpected ally in the Holy See?
Jul 10, 2021 / 02:00 amThe country is under fire for a new law touching on homosexuality.
In London deal indictment, what is missing has a meaning, too
Jul 7, 2021 / 20:19 pmThe unprecedented indictment of a cardinal and nine people in the so-called Vatican-London deal is noteworthy as much for what is missing in it as for what it contains.
Statement by UN ‘experts’ seeks to discredit the Holy See
Jun 20, 2021 / 14:35 pmThe statement by a group of U.N. experts will ‘give the Holy See a pie in the face.’
Pope Francis may continue to make changes in the Roman Curia
Jun 18, 2021 / 10:19 amAs the completion of curia reform approaches, Pope Francis would be moving towards some changes. The pope's next moves might be the appointment of a new Master of Ceremonies and the appointment of a president for the Committee to prepare the Jubilee 2025.
Pope Francis’ inspection of Vatican Congregation for Clergy one of many to come
Jun 11, 2021 / 09:00 amNews of the inspection emerged days before the appointment of the congregation’s new prefect.
Pope Francis believed to be preparing restrictions for the traditional Mass
Jun 3, 2021 / 11:44 amThe Congregation for the Divine Worship might soon issue a document modifying some of the provisions of Benedict XVI’s motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, a source within the congregation told CNA.
Pope Francis and President Biden may meet on June 15, sources say
Jun 3, 2021 / 10:30 amAccording to sources from the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, the first meeting between Pope Francis and President Joe Biden might take place on June 15.
Cardinal: Renewal of Knights of the Holy Sepulchre goes deeper than swords
May 26, 2021 / 03:00 amThe order’s swearing-in rite will no longer feature a sword. Cardinal Fernando Filoni explains why.
Pope Francis hints at imminent changes in the Roman Curia
May 24, 2021 / 17:43 pmMultiple sources have told CNA that Pope Francis told the Italian bishops that there will soon be a new prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, and that the appointment might come out as early as May 25.
Hong Kong bishop appointment shows pope's preference for religious
May 21, 2021 / 11:29 amFor several informed sources inside the Vatican, the appointment of the Fr. Stephen Chow Sau-yan, a Jesuit, as Bishop of Hong Kong shows both Pope Francis’ way in balancing different positions and his preference for priests coming from a religious order when situations are difficult.
The Vatican has a commission for healthcare facilities, but there is little trace of it
May 15, 2021 / 03:00 amIn 2015, facing scandals in the healthcare sector, Pope Francis established a Pontifical Commission for the Activities of the Public Juridical Persons of the Church in the Healthcare Sector. The board of the Commission was renewed in June 2020. However, there is no trace of the Commission in the Annuario Pontificio.
No shrine from China in the 'rosary marathon' against the pandemic
May 13, 2021 / 10:15 amThere was some hope that the Marian Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Sheshan, in the People's Republic of China, would be included among the shrines of reference for one of the daily rosaries for the end of pandemic called by Pope Francis during May.
Reform may be coming to the chapter of St. Peter’s Basilica
May 5, 2021 / 20:19 pmThat members of the chapter of St. Peter’s Basilica were prevented from participating in Pope Francis' rosary for the end of the pandemic has fueled speculations that the pope will reform both the chapter and the organization of St. Peter's Basilica.