Pope Francis, the push to synodality
Everything for the sake of synodality. This seems to be Pope Francis’ governing program. The Pope has already made it clear that he deems the [Read More…]
Categoria: Occhi aperti
Pope Francis, will it really be a revolution?
The week that begins today and ends with the creation of 20 new cardinals may represent the turning point of Pope Francis’ pontificate. The choices [Read More…]
Roberto Mancini a Roma, Conferenza ed Incontro sulla Giustizia, Venerdì 6 febbraio alle 19
Il sentimento di giustizia è così universalmente connaturato all’umanità da sembrare indipendente da ogni legge, partito o religione. Voltaire L’essere umano è creatura viaggiante, migrante [Read More…]
Usa-Cuba, il primo successo diplomatico di Papa Francesco
La riapertura delle relazioni diplomatiche tra Stati Uniti e Cuba è il primo grande successo diplomatico di Papa Francesco, e molti commentatori hanno salutato l’evento [Read More…]
Pope Francis: which peripheries?
Since becoming pope, Francis has asked the Church repeatedly to reach outward toward the peripheries, and he immediately began to show his preference for them. [Read More…]
Five revealing details of Pope Francis’ trip to Sri Lanka and Philippines
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 [Read More…]
A must today as ever: Talking about God in light of Pope Francis’ missionary push
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 [Read More…]
Parlare di Dio: un tema sempre attuale nel pontificato di Papa Francesco
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 [Read More…]
U.S. – Cuba: Pope Francis’ first diplomatic success
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 [Read More…]
Pope Francis, for human rights and against the secularization of religions
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 [Read More…]
Pope Francis, the moment for a change of pace
The reference to «the spirit of Francis» in characterizing the new document that will regulate the functions of the offices of the Roman Curia is [Read More…]
Papa Francesco, lo sguardo indietro al Concilio Vaticano II
Papa Francesco verso il Concilio. Non verso il Vaticano III, desiderato da molti, specialmente nell’ala progressista. Piuttosto, verso il Concilio Vaticano II. Perché le scelte [Read More…]
EVERYDAY REBELLION – L’ARTE DI CAMBIARE IL MONDO
“Dacci oggi la nostra rivolta quotidiana”… forse è questa la preghiera che, all’epoca degli smartphone e del dominio incontrastato di poteri oscuri, i cittadini del [Read More…]
Pope Francis, an iron hand against priestly pedophilia. How will the international community react?
In two moves, Pope Francis has shown he intends to strongly carry forward the line of zero tolerance on clergy sex abuse. Two very clear [Read More…]
Pope Francis, looking back to the Second Vatican Council
There is a Council in the Pope’s mind. Not the Third Vatican Council, wished by many, especially within progressive circles. Rather, it is the Second [Read More…]
