Articles by Andrea Gagliarducci
Taiwanese bishops discuss China deal and papal visit with Pope Francis
May 15, 2018 / 13:45 pmPope Francis discussed the state of the Church with Taiwan’s bishops this week, while assuring them that episcopal appointments in China will remain the purview of the Holy See.
Analysis: Benedict XVI’s unpublished letter- God is key to understanding human rights
May 14, 2018 / 10:54 amThe Ratiznger Schuelerkreis, a circle of former students of Joseph Ratzinger who meet annually, will gather this year to discuss the themes: “Church and State, Church and Society.” Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI selected the topic, as he does for the group every year.
Myanmar’s bishops discuss China, Rohingya with Pope Francis
May 9, 2018 / 13:10 pmThe Vatican’s long-rumored China deal was discussed by Myanmar’s bishops this week during an ad limina visit with Pope Francis, according to the Archbishop of Yangon.
Analysis: Will Mass in a Sardinian dialect begin a trend for ‘regional languages?’
May 8, 2018 / 15:00 pmWill a Mass celebrated in an Italian dialect pave the way for translation of the Roman Missal into regional dialects?
In wake of Francis apology, Chilean bishops to propose renewal plan
Apr 13, 2018 / 10:00 amA renewal plan for the Church in Chile will be submitted to Pope Francis by Chilean bishops when they gather next month at the Vatican, the president of the Chilean bishops' conference said.
Papal commission asks Francis for synod on the role of women in the Church
Apr 11, 2018 / 11:48 amThe Pontifical Commission for Latin America has proposed that Pope Francis convoke a synod on the role of women in the life and mission of the Church.
Analysis: Who is the Pope’s new canon law expert?
Apr 10, 2018 / 23:00 pmThe new president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts is a well-respected canon law expert, with pastoral, scholarly, and curial experience.
Analysis: What to expect from a weekend conference on Church 'confusion'
Apr 6, 2018 / 10:05 amBefore he died, the late Cardinal Carlo Caffarra, emeritus Archbishop of Bologna, told friends that he wished for a conference that would gather bishops and other Catholics to reflect on the state of the Church.
St. Gregory of Narek statue, a sign of Armenian faith, installed at Vatican
Apr 4, 2018 / 12:49 pmAt the end of Pope Francis’ visit to Armenia in June 2016, the pope was given a small statue of St. Gregory of Narek, a gift from Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan.
Analysis: Paul VI is truly the pope of 'Humanae Vitae'
Mar 31, 2018 / 08:00 amPope Paul VI’s love for life, highlighted in his encyclical Humanae Vitae, is at the center of the miracles that paved the way to his beatification and canonization, both of which involved unborn children.
Analysis: As things change in Vatican communications office, will they stay the same?
Mar 26, 2018 / 11:00 amIn the aftermath of Msgr. Dario Edoardo Viganò’s resignation as prefect of the Secretariat for Communication, rumors in Rome have begun circulating that Viganò’s former deputy, Msgr. Lucio Adrian Ruiz, will be appointed in his place.
Analysis: Benedict XVI’s letter - what the reaction revealed
Mar 21, 2018 / 23:00 pmThe story of Benedict XVI’s letter and the communication issues it raised, dubbed “Lettergate,” has led to the resignation of a curial prefect, among other things.
Analysis: What led to, and what will follow, ‘Lettergate’
Mar 21, 2018 / 12:17 pmA new chapter for Vatican media and communications began Apr. 30, 2015, when Pope Francis established a commission of five members to analyze and implement the suggestions of a report from a Vatican Committee for Communication, which itself had been established in July 2014.
Analysis: What's behind a sex scandal in the Italian Church
Mar 10, 2018 / 17:04 pmThe recent outing of gay priests by a male prostitute has shocked the Italian Church and prompted several dioceses to address the issue of homosexuality activity among their clergy.
Analysis: Overturning Humanae Vitae's teaching, a 'crime against the Church'
Mar 9, 2018 / 16:16 pmSpeaking at a presentation of a book on Humanae Vitae, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, stressed Wednesday that attempts to change the Church’s teaching are “a crime against the Church.”
Analysis: Why Greek Catholics of Ukraine seek recognition as a patriarchate
Mar 4, 2018 / 00:00 amThe Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is not a patriarchate, but it would like to be.
Analysis: La Civiltà Cattolica and the 'sinicization' of Catholicism
Mar 2, 2018 / 17:00 pmAt the Chinese Communist Party’s 19th National Party Congress in October 2017, the country’s president, Xi Jinping, promised to “sinicize religions” in the country.
Analysis: Pope Francis makes plans as fifth anniversary approaches
Feb 26, 2018 / 11:44 amAs the fifth anniversary of his pontificate approaches, it is obvious that Pope Francis has made his mark on the life of the Church, and will continue to. In fact, in the upcoming months, there could be a new document from the Pope, and a new consistory to create new cardinals.
Palestine asks Vatican to defend Jerusalem’s status quo
Feb 16, 2018 / 15:00 pmThe Palestinian Foreign Affairs minister, Ryadh al Maliki, met officials of the Vatican Secretariat of State Feb. 16, asking the Holy See to amplify its voice defending the status quo in Jerusalem.
Curial reform as a matter of pastoral concern
Feb 15, 2018 / 00:00 amReform of the Vatican Curia aims to emphasize pastoral care, and should not be seen as a reform that will overturn the whole Curia, a bishop involved in Rome’s Curia reform process has explained.