Articles by Andrea Gagliarducci
Will the latest canon law changes further delay the Vatican’s new constitution?
Feb 21, 2022 / 12:00 pmThe blueprint for reform of the Roman Curia has been years in the making.
Are Pope Francis’ changes to canon law true decentralization?
Feb 16, 2022 / 06:30 amIn practice, the pope has imposed decentralization by centralizing decisions upon himself.
What’s behind Pope Francis’ changes to the Vatican’s doctrinal office?
Feb 15, 2022 / 05:05 amThe pope is restructuring the Vatican department once known as ‘La Suprema,’ or supreme curial office.
Are diplomatic relations between the Vatican and Beijing on the horizon?
Feb 11, 2022 / 08:30 amTwo personnel moves have prompted speculation that the Vatican is changing its diplomatic strategy.
Can Cardinal Hollerich help to reconcile the German ‘Synodal Way’ with the global synodal process?
Feb 10, 2022 / 10:30 amA working group is bringing together leaders of the two initiatives.
German Catholic bishop: Benedict XVI did not want to cover up clerical abuse
Feb 4, 2022 / 05:00 amBishop Stefan Oster noted that Benedict had fought abuse ‘against no small opposition in the Vatican.’
‘Our future is in danger’: 1,000-year-old Order of Malta in turmoil amid crunch talks
Jan 26, 2022 / 12:00 pmA meeting on reform of the order’s constitution has exposed deep tensions.
Major archbishop: Pope Francis’ day of prayer for Ukraine brings ‘hope of peace’
Jan 26, 2022 / 07:27 am‘We are grateful to the pope, who heard our voice,’ he told CNA.
Vatican appeal court confirms former IOR officials liable for mismanagement
Jan 21, 2022 / 10:30 amPaolo Cipriani and Massimo Tulli were ordered to pay around $46 million in compensation.
Top official won’t join Order of Malta reform working group, citing threat to sovereignty
Jan 20, 2022 / 06:25 amAlbrecht von Boeselager announced his decision in a letter to senior officials.
The Order of Malta’s new statutes could dilute its sovereignty forever
Jan 19, 2022 / 04:20 amThe reform process is entering a critical stage.
Is the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith undergoing a general overhaul?
Jan 11, 2022 / 13:01 pmThe exit of the No. 2 person at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith should be framed in the context of a generational change at the CDF.
Benedict XVI, Munich, and cover-up claims: why an old allegation is resurfacing
Jan 6, 2022 / 10:20 amThe Vatican firmly rejected the assertions in 2010.
Vatican insiders: Reports of Cardinal Peter Turkson's resignation 'credible'
Dec 17, 2021 / 15:44 pmVarious Vatican sources told CNA that a recent report by a traditionalist blog claiming that Cardinal Peter Turkson was set to resign at prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is "credible."
Amid strikes and protests against Italy’s vaccine rules, a Catholic thinker warns of government overreach
Dec 14, 2021 / 08:45 amAll workers are required to show a Green Pass certificate.
The leader of Afghanistan’s Catholic community longs to return to the country
Nov 29, 2021 / 08:00 am‘I would not have left the country while even a single sheep was left of my little flock.’
Here’s what Italy’s Cardinal Zuppi said at the launch of a book on the papacy’s future
Nov 25, 2021 / 11:00 amMany see Zuppi as a possible ‘papabile’ in a future conclave.
Is Pope Francis’ pragmatic approach creating a crisis for canon law?
Nov 19, 2021 / 03:00 amA new book claims that the Church’s legal framework is being thrown into confusion.
Vatican finance trial: What’s happened so far and where is it heading?
Nov 17, 2021 / 01:00 amThe Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’ is due to resume today.
How Vatican City State’s government is changing under Pope Francis
Nov 9, 2021 / 03:00 amThe appointment of Sr. Raffaella Petrini is a sign.