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Italian bishops’ report on abuse hides more than it clarifies
NATIONAL SURVEY

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.

Italiano

Saint Paul VI to journalists: 'prophets of the word'
LITURGICAL MEMORY:

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.

Italiano

Satisfaction without enthusiasm. The post-Paglia era is an unknown quantity
PAV AND GP2 INSTITUTE

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.

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Duka: Countering gender ideology is a priority for new Pope
INTERVIEW

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.

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Cardinal Goh: Leo will clarify doctrine
NEW PONTIFICATE

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.

Italiano

Leo XIV and Social Doctrine: an uncertain path
PUBLIC ADDRESS

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.

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Synodality: Hollerich attempts to constrain Pope Leo
Post-Conclave

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.

Italiano

Sexual abuse: Prevost could follow Benedict XVI's example
CLARIFICATION

Sexual abuse: Prevost could follow Benedict XVI's example

What we have and have not said: clarification on the allegations against the Pope for covering up paedophile priests in Peru, following two journalists' intervention to exonerate him. The only way forward is through transparency and clarification.

Italiano

Holy See recognises miracle of Jesus’ face in consecrated Host
INDIA

Holy See recognises miracle of Jesus’ face in consecrated Host

The Archbishop of Tellicherry has announced that the Eucharistic miracle which occurred in his diocese, in the Indian state of Kerala on 15 November 2013, has been officially recognized by the Vatican. The solemn proclamation will take place on 31 May.

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Leo XIV's election is a defeat for the 'Chinese party'
OPINION

Leo XIV's election is a defeat for the 'Chinese party'

Leo XIV was immediately portrayed by the mainstream narrative as anti-Trump, 'the least American of the American cardinals'. But this is an unrealistic version of events, because his election must be seen in contrast to the defeat of the 'Chinese party' in the Church, which sought a preferential relationship with the Beijing regime.

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Leo XIV introduces himself: the return of evangelisation and verticality
HABEMUS PAPAM

Leo XIV introduces himself: the return of evangelisation and verticality

From the first words spoken by Pope Prevost on Saint Peter’s balcony, verticality and evangelisation emerge as the proclamation of Christ and popular Marian devotion. With some concessions to the process of synodality, a legacy of the previous pontificate.

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Handicap start for Pope Prevost
ABUSE CASES

Handicap start for Pope Prevost

The first North American Pope, Robert Prevost, is a relative surprise, but that the cardinals have chosen to elect somebody suspect of covering up for priests accused of sexual abuse is astonishing. It is an element for blackmail in a world that makes no concessions to a Church that wants to maintain its identity in the world..

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