There is, unsurprisingly, no confirmation on a possible resignation of Pope Francis from the pontificate. And there is no confirmation that a document on the status of the Pope Emeritus is being studied, which is very necessary. There is only one fact: since the surgery of last July 4, everything has suddenly become [...]

On August 18, Cardinal Beniamino Stella, prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, turned 80 and will no longer enter the Conclave. One of Pope Francis’ most trusted men, created cardinal in the first Consistory and called by the presidency of the Ecclesiastical Academy to lead the Congregation for the Clergy, Cardinal Stella [...]

After the trip to Hungary and Slovakia, Pope Francis will face the season of trials. First, there will be the verdict on the alleged abuses of the Vatican pre-seminary, incidentally already moved out of the Leonine City by a Pope’s provision. Then, the hearings will begin, starting from October 5, for the trial [...]

On August 5, the Italian newspaper Il Foglio published a letter from a group of laypeople addressed to Pope Francis. The letter, elaborating on the title of Andrea Riccardi’s latest book, “La Chiesa brucia,” wanted to highlight a profound distress that is being experienced in the Church. Transformed – say the authors of [...]

The process that began in the Vatican on July 28th will not be a short one. Proof of this is that the first hearing, in which all the objections of the lawyers of the ten accused were presented, lasted 7 hours, without breaks, and the Vatican judges met for an hour and twenty minutes [...]

Are we already thinking about an upcoming conclave? And, above all, is Pope Francis already thinking about it? Various clues suggest that we are facing a new season of the Church. Whether it will be with or without Pope Francis is all to be seen. Nevertheless, that Pope Francis somehow wants to leave [...]

The veteran Vatican watcher Sandro Magister observed that a progressive detachment from the positions of Pope Francis is taking place. Magister gives us as examples two books recently released, “Il Gregge smarrito” by the think tank “Essere qui” and “La Chiesa Brucia” by Andrea Riccardi. Books that highlight how the situation of the [...]

As usual, Pope Francis took July as a holiday month. The Pope is not going anywhere. He remains in Santa Marta to read, study and perhaps plan something, such as the reform of the Curia, which is now set to be finalized in October. This July, the Pope also had a scheduled colon operation. [...]

Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco was in Poland to investigate allegations of cover-up of abuses made against Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, Archbishop Emeritus of Krakow and legendary secretary of John Paul II. The cover-up would have taken place during the period in which Cardinal Dziwisz was the archbishop of Krakow. But the news itself is enough [...]

Three clues are said to make a piece if evidence. Therefore, the news of the third inspection ordered by Pope Francis in a Vatican dicastery in just over two months can reasonably be considered the expression of a particular way of working by Pope Francis. When a transition is ongoing, Pope Francis will appoint [...]