Autore: Andrea Gagliarducci

There are five revealing details that emerge from the papal trip to Sri Lanka and Philippines. Five details that perhaps help us to understand better this pontificate, as well the expectations surrounding it. Each of these details can be understood through a single interpretative key, as explained by Pope Francis himself: the Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii …

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On February 26, 2013, two days before the end of Benedict XVI’s pontificate, the Czech priest Tomas Halik launched in Rome the Italian edition of one of his most important books, “To the far ones nearby.” And on March 13, 2014, while Jorge Mario Bergoglio was celebrating his first anniversary as Pope, the same Halik …

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Il 26 febbraio 2013, due giorni prima della fine del Pontificato di Benedetto XVI, il sacerdote Ceco Tomas Halik presentava a Roma l’edizione italiana di un suo libro molto diffuso, “Vicino ai lontani.” E il 13 marzo 2014, mentre Jorge Mario Bergoglio festeggiava il primo anno da Papa, lo stesso Halik vinceva i quasi due …

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The restoration of diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba is Pope Francis’ first diplomatic success, and many commentators are enthusiastically emphasizing that the Holy See is now back as a major player in the international arena. In fact, Pope Francis was able to harvest the fruits of the Church’s commitment to Cuba that …

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Pope Francis did not cross that much of a distance going from the European institutions to Turkey. The two Papal trips are linked in many ways, and not only because of some of the common themes they addressed. They are linked because of a central challenge: defending human nature. To face this challenge, ecumenical dialogue …

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