In choosing Greg Burke and Paloma Garcia Ovejero, respectively, as Director and Deputy Director of the Holy See Press Office, Pope Francis confirmed his preference for a less clericalized Church. For the first time, two laypeople are at the helm of the Holy See Press Office, even though – it must be said [...]

Pope Francis’s challenge for this second phase of his pontificate deals with two issues: the first, dialogue with other religions, based on the need for religious leaders to make a greater impact in the public arena; secondly, the effort to consolidate his administration so that it is less personalist and more equipped with a [...]

It is not official yet, but Pope Francis and the Primate of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Justin Welby, will celebrate First Vespers on October 5 in Rome, in the Basilica of San Gregorio al Celio. The announcement was made by one of the Camaldolese monks of the monastery associated with the basilica during [...]

With a short, off-the-cuff speech during celebrations for the 65th anniversary of his priesthood, Benedict XVI clarified that Pope Francis alone is Pope. However, the turmoil generated by the notion of an “enlarged papacy” comprised of “an active member and a contemplative member” reveals a certain nervousness around the question, as though [...]