Conclave: Charity never contradicts God's commandments
The new Pope will have the task of picking up the threads of the Church's moral teaching and clarifying the attempts at subversion that have gone so far as to theorise an alleged conflict between charity and divine law, which must instead be recovered as the foundation of a morally good life.
The Vatican needs a DOVE, a department for efficiency
The Vatican needs a department for efficiency, and this has to be one of the main tasks of the next Pope. Efficiency matters, even in the Curia. The evangelising mission is at stake.
Conclave:Returning to the true meaning of God's mercy
God always wants to forgive; it is mankind who sometimes resists and rejects Him. For this reason, there is no supposed duty to always forgive. The next Pope will therefore have to correct certain ambiguities and errors.
Conclave: Church needs reconciliation, but in Truth
The first criterion for choosing the next Pope is to verify that he has a sense of the office he will assume, without narcissistic protagonism and aware of being at the service of obedience to the faith.
In 12 years, Francis erased Church's social doctrine
Pope Francis's social interventions have undoubtedly been many, but the criteria for judging them have clearly been worldly, above all because the philosophical and theological foundations of the Catholic tradition, the relationship between nature and the supernatural, and between reason and faith, were erased.
End of a pontificate marked by a 'paradigm shift'
In twelve years, Francis has given the Church a decisive push towards self-secularisation, which has overwhelmed the figure of the Pope himself, reduced to one voice among many in the debate on current issues.
- The Pope's last hours, by Nico Spuntoni
THE POPE'S LAST HOURS AMIDST CROWDS AND MEETINGS. CARDINALS CONVENED FOR TOMORROW
Francis died on Easter Monday. His last public appearance took place on Easter Sunday. His convalescence has not been easy, between visits, meetings and huge crowds for Easter. The Cardinal Dean, Giovanni Battista Re, has already summoned the Cardinals for the first meeting, which will take place tomorrow morning in the Synod Hall.
Christ is risen, the proclamation the world needs
The proclamation of the resurrection does not tell us that we will not experience death, but that we will be clothed with immortality at the second coming of Christ. For Christians, this proclamation is not optional, but a duty, especially today, when death surrounds us, in the midst of wars and other trials. From Cardinal Pizzaballa's homily for the Easter Vigil.
Everything about the Shroud speaks of Jesus of Nazareth
The Shroud speaks eloquently of events that took place two thousand years ago. Yet falsehoods continue to be perpetuated to deny its authenticity. This is despite more than a hundred years of research and publications confirming the link between the Shroud and the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus.
Jesus, the only one who gives meaning to suffering and saves humanity
Like the disciples of Emmaus, we find it difficult to understand why the way to salvation must be through suffering. Contemporary man also needs to encounter Jesus, crucified and risen, the only one who can understand our pain and transform our lives. From a speech given by John Paul II on Good Friday 2000.
The prodigal son effect: adult baptisms are booming in France
Fewer and fewer babies are being baptised, but more and more French adults are going to the baptismal font at Easter. Often they come from Christian families who chose not pass on the faith to them, and who rediscovered it for themselves after experiencing a void.
The Eucharist, a perpetual sign of God's love
At the Last Supper, Jesus left us the wonderful sacrament of his body and blood, truly present in the consecrated species of the Eucharist. The Eucharist is a sign of a love that transcends the human heart and calls us to adore God and to serve our neighbour. From the homily of John Paul II on Maundy Thursday, 2001.
