Pope Francis, the Latin American angle
Pope Francis’ trip to Latin America may be epitomized in one image: the Pope’s disappointed face when the Bolivian president,...
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Pope Francis, between the shadow Synod and a new direction
The “Shadow synod” is a gathering of members from the Swiss, French and Germany Bishops’ Conferences dedicated to the issues to...
Pope Francis: Will His ‘Revolution’ Be Effective?
Pope Francis dedicated the week preceding Holy Week to finishing the draft of his much awaited encyclical on ecology. Despite...
Will Pope Francis’ Church be able to go Beyond the Secular Agenda?
To encounter the secular world or to shape a new civilization? Pope Francis’ Church is divided between these two poles....
Pope Francis’ encyclical on ecology: what to expect and what not
What if Pope Francis’ encyclical on ecology is in reality a text with a broader message, and ecology is just...
Pope Francis: the world behind the “Laudato Si”
The encyclical “Laudato Si” not only reveals Pope Francis’ thought concerning the social teaching of the Church and good ecological...
To Go Where God Is Needed: Pope Francis’ Criterion for European Trips
There must be a hidden criterion by which Pope Francis chooses the countries to which he travels. As far as...
Pope Francis, charity in truth or truth in charity?
Charity in truth or truth in charity? This is the conundrum the more 300 delegates of the 133 associations under...
Pope Francis, the Papacy of the media and the real Papacy
Pope Francis is now facing the slowdown of his reforms. The establishment of a Commission for Communications to shape and...
Pope Francis, the diplomacy of freedom
Pope Francis gave an important speech this week to the joint committe of the Council for European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE)...
The real Pope Francis and his real enemies
Pope Francis’ opening address to the Italian Bishops Conference’s general assembly showed the spirit of the real Pope Francis. The...
Pope Francis, the necessary diplomacy
More than a need for a reform, the Roman Curia needs better functionality and more vision – these are the...
Pope Francis’ real challenge
There is a recurrent theme in all the conversations around curial reform as well as an eventual reform of Catholic...
SmoKings_L’epopea tarantiniana dei Messina Bros vs Big Tobacco
La YESMOKE è una nave da guerra, il cui fine è il danneggiamento finanziario delle multinazionali del tabacco. Noi che...
Pope Francis, Finally Appointments “Vatican-style”
For the first time in these two years of his pontificate, Pope Francis has made two “Vatican style” appointments. Cardinal...
