Articles by Marco Mancini
Longtime Vatican official and Italian archbishop Cardinal Edoardo Menichelli dies at 86
Oct 20, 2025 / 13:23 pmCardinal Edoardo Menichelli was metropolitan archbishop of Ancona-Osimo in Italy from 2004 to 2017.
It’s official: St. Francis’ feast day back to being a national holiday in Italy
Oct 2, 2025 / 08:00 amOct. 4 will therefore be a public holiday in Italy starting in 2026, after having been a public holiday until 1977.
Pope Leo XIV to proclaim St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church on Nov. 1
Sep 28, 2025 / 06:25 amPope Leo XIV announced on Sunday that he will proclaim St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church on Nov. 1, the solemnity of All Saints.
Pope Leo XIV appoints new personal secretary
Sep 27, 2025 / 13:30 pmBishop Giovanni Paccosi of San Miniato announced Sept. 27 that Pope Leo XIV has named Father Marco Billeri as his second personal secretary.
Cardinal Bustillo: Pope Leo XIV will be ‘bold and solid’ leader for the Church
May 10, 2025 / 07:00 amCardinal François-Xavier Bustillo said the conclave was guided by the Holy Spirit with “freedom and trust,” resulting in Pope Leo XIV’s election in under 24 hours.
Cardinal Vérgez Alzaga turns 80, Vatican governance transitions to Sister Petrini
Mar 2, 2025 / 09:00 amCardinal Fernando Vérgez turns 80, completing his service as head of Vatican City governance.
Cardinals Re and Sandri confirmed as dean and vice dean of College of Cardinals
Feb 7, 2025 / 07:00 amPope Francis has extended the approval he had granted for the election of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re as dean of the College of Cardinals.
New study reveals decades of abuse cases in northern Italian diocese
Jan 21, 2025 / 12:45 pmThe 635-page report examined cases from 1964 to 2023 in the northern Italian region of Alto Adige-Südtirol and identified 41 clergy members as alleged perpetrators.
Pope attends episcopal ordination of Rome’s new auxiliary bishop
Jan 4, 2025 / 16:33 pmCardinal Baldassare Reina emphasized three fundamental aspects of episcopal ministry while emphasizing that episcopacy is service, not honor.
What does it mean that almost half of the new cardinals will be from religious orders?
Dec 6, 2024 / 16:15 pmOut of the 21 cardinals who will be created on Dec. 7 in the 10th consistory of Pope Francis, 10 new cardinals are members of religious congregations.
New cardinals emphasize Church unity, evangelization ahead of consistory
Dec 6, 2024 / 15:45 pm“I am with my heart, and I would say with my whole body, for a synodal vision,” Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo of Abidjan said.
Naples’ new cardinal sees red hat as call to ‘embrace the cross of the weakest’
Dec 5, 2024 / 17:35 pmArchbishop Domenico Battaglia of Naples, Italy, said he sees the appointment not as a personal honor but as a call to live out the Church’s mission even more fully.
Mafia in Italy suspected of poisoning priest’s chalice
Feb 27, 2024 / 15:00 pmDuring evening Mass on Feb. 24, Father Felice Palamara noticed a strange smell coming from the chalice.
What did being a cardinal mean to Joseph Ratzinger?
Jan 3, 2023 / 08:00 amThe future Pope Benedict XVI wore the red cassock for almost 28 years.
Who are the new cardinals created by Pope Francis in 2022?
Aug 24, 2022 / 10:28 amThere will be 16 cardinals under the age of 80 elevated at the next consistory, to be held Aug. 27.