During the month of July, Pope Francis was not expected to have audiences, with some exceptions. But, in the last part of the month, he had meetings with young pilgrims who passed through Rome before going to World Youth Day. Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, the regent of the Papal Household, who in recent years has [...]

Perhaps the real problem of the Church after Pope Francis will not be the doctrine, the loss of a charismatic figure like the Pope, or the governance of the Church. Perhaps the real problem will be the weakening of the Holy See, the institution called upon to guarantee freedom for the faithful all over [...]

After a series of moves that seemed to have secured his legacy, the question arises: what will Pope Francis’ legacy be? What will this pontificate leave to the universal Church? It is no small question because it also concerns the future of the pontificate itself. Will Pope Francis’ vision be carried forward? How [...]

With a choice that is a natural sequel to that of Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernandez as prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Pope Francis has assigned Monsignor Michele Di Tolve, auxiliary bishop of Rome, to lead the Roman Major Seminary and above all to the formation of priests. An [...]

What Pope Francis will hold on September 30 is not just a consistory that serves to ensure an overwhelming majority in the next conclave. It is instead a consistory full of signals, ones also found in the most recent decisions of the pontificate. Pope Francis is trying, at all costs and in all ways, [...]

The news is not the appointment of his trusted theologian as prefect of the Department of the Doctrine of the Faith. Although recent rumors had focused more on the possibility that a German like Bishop Wilmer could take the seat of guardian of the Doctrine of the Faith, the name of Victor Fernandez [...]