Zanchetta and Rupnik: signs of change under new pontificate
The Argentine bishop, accused of abuse, has left Rome. Meanwhile, after a year and a conclave, O'Malley's appeal to remove the works of the mosaicist priest from the Vatican media has finally been granted. These developments offer hope for a change of tone in the fight against abuse.
Italians donate less to Church, President of Italian bishops attacks government
Cardinal Zuppi, president of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI) has criticised the government for unilaterally changing the law on the eight per thousand income tax (8xmille in Italian), but has missed the point. In reality, there is a fear that the distribution mechanism could change, reducing the funds by half. Not to mention the collapse in the number of signatures on tax returns in favour of the Church, which dropped by 20% between 2013 and 2021.
Conclave’s three-way race: Prevost was favoured from the start
The most plausible reconstruction of the first ballot is that the future Leo XIV is neck and neck with Parolin, with the conservatives united behind Erdo. However, with the latter's candidacy quickly fading, making it likely the third candidate will win. It will be a quick election, with the extensive pre-conclave proving decisive.
Marriage is not an ideal. Leo XIV 'corrects' Francis
In his homily for the Jubilee of Families, the Pope rejects the premise of all the misunderstandings caused by Amoris Laetitia, returning to the classical conception of morality established by John Paul II in Veritatis Splendor.
Pope Leo XIV 'caresses' French traditionalists
In his letter to the French bishops for the centenary of the canonisations, Pope Leo XIV places Saints John Eudes, John Mary Vianney, and Thérèse of the Child Jesus at the foundation of the missionary revival and the rebirth of vocations — topics that were taboo in the previous pontificate.
Italian bishops’ report on abuse hides more than it clarifies
Although presented as a report on abuse within the Church, the Italian bishops' report appears to be a self-referential exercise designed to demonstrate the measures being taken to prevent and combat abuse. The figures refer only to reports, but says little about their reliability or the characteristics of this phenomenon.
Saint Paul VI to journalists: 'prophets of the word'
An intellectual and a learned man, Pope Montini inherited his love of journalism from his father, equating it with an art and defining it as a ‘courageous mission in the service of truth’.
Satisfaction without enthusiasm. The post-Paglia era is an unknown quantity
While the departure of Monsignor Paglia is certainly a cause for satisfaction, those called to replace him do not guarantee the intention to return the Pontifical Academy for Life and the John Paul II Institute to their origins.
Duka: Countering gender ideology is a priority for new Pope
The Archbishop Emeritus of Prague discusses evangelisation and the revival of catechesis. He also addresses the pressing issues facing Leo XIV, including the Chinese dossier, the German synodal drift, and rainbow ideologies, which he views as an extension of communism.
Cardinal Goh: Leo will clarify doctrine
Confusion over Church teaching caused division and polarisation. 'The new Pope will not be ambiguous and will not leave the interpretation of what he says up to each individual,' the Archbishop of Singapore told the Daily Compass.
Leo XIV and Social Doctrine: an uncertain path
The new Pope’s significant speech delivered on 17 May to the Centesimus Annus Foundation does not clarify whether it represents a “turning point” in the relaunch of Social Doctrine, or if we should expect a “reform in continuity” with Pope Francis.
Synodality: Hollerich attempts to constrain Pope Leo
Amidst the attempts of various cardinals to set the tone for the new pontificate, the ultra-liberal Jesuit, Jean-Claude Hollerich, gains prime position: no revolutions, only evolutions. And woe betide anyone who challenges the synodal 'dogmas'. Today, the real revolution would be a return to order.
