Without an announcement in the official bulletin, Pope Francis has made a small reform that could have a significant impact: he included, among the members of the three new dicasteries created as such, laypeople and monsignors alongside cardinals and archbishops. It is a small thing, since also before there were lay members in some [...]

Next week, the Holy See / Vatican City State will receive the MONEYVAL progress report, which will judge the Vatican judicial system’s effectiveness. During the year, the Curia reforms should be formalized, with the promulgation of the new apostolic constitution, which has been expected for years. These are two crucial points in the [...]

After Benedict XVI’s renunciation from the pontificate and the election of Pope Francis, there have been many speculations on the validity of the renunciation of the now Pope Emeritus. And even in the past month, the possibility that Pope Francis is an anti-pope has made its way through the Italian press.

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Last Holy Thursday, they waited for Pope Francis in the Paul VI Hall. There, waiting for the Pope, were the children treated by the Dispensary of Santa Marta and some of the homeless who received the Vatican vaccine. The Pope went there on the Good Friday instead. Pope Francis, who always dedicated Holy Thursday [...]