Pope Francis’s decision to appoint a commissioner for Caritas Internationalis represents for the pontificate yet another plunge into the past. The idea of changing the Statutes of Caritas again, after ten years and a precise direction given by Benedict XVI, risks giving the impression that there is no genuine desire to reform [...]

Pope Francis’ pontificate began with intense media hype and the hope that there would be a fundamental change not so much in the Church but in the management of the Church. In question, at the time of the conclave, was not the doctrine but rather the administration, how the Church had responded to [...]

Cardinal Ricard’s admission that he abused a 14-year-old girl as a simple priest raises several questions. Why does a cardinal, now retired, suddenly make an admission of guilt so grave and so public? It is a question to ponder to understand how much the abuse issue risks taking hold of the debate on the [...]

In Bahrain, to conclude the Bahraini Forum for dialogue, Pope Francis reiterated his notion of a Church and a people which engage in dialogue and resilience and that opposes the “powerful who look after their own interests.”

The theme of the powerful and that of the elites are central themes in Pope Francis’ [...]