Archbishop Georg Gänswein Archives

Will pensive mood on 9/11 anniversary bring new resolve on abuse crisis?

News Analysis
Sep 12, 2018

Both Pope Francis and the closest aide to Pope emertitus Benedict XVI were in a pensive mood abut the clerical abuse scandals on Tuesday’s 9/11 anniversary.

Vatican official: Sex abuse scandal is Church’s ‘own 9/11’

Associated Press, Vatican
Sep 11, 2018

A top Vatican official said Tuesday the clerical sex abuse scandal is such a game-changing catastrophe for the Catholic Church that he called it the Church’s “own 9/11” on the 17th anniversary of the attacks in the United States.

Latest on pope cover-up saga: Support for Francis, Benedict XVI, and a Synod

Vatican
Aug 31, 2018

Both Focolare, a lay movement emphasizing unity which claims a global following of roughly 120,000, and the Community of the Arab World in Italy expressed support for Pope Francis.

Gänswein: Benedict did not ‘confirm’ Viganò testimony

Catholic News Agency, Vatican
Aug 29, 2018

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s personal secretary said Tuesday that the former pope has not commented on a testimony released Saturday by a former Vatican ambassador, and that he has no plans to do so.

Pope’s briefing system under scrutiny after Chile gaffe

Associated Press, Vatican
Feb 1, 2018

Some Vatican observers now wonder if Pope Francis is getting enough of the high-quality briefings one needs to be a world leader, or whether Francis is relying more on his own instincts and informants who slip him unofficial information on the side.

Benedict XVI’s secretary denies rumors that he is close to death

Catholic News Agency, Vatican
Oct 18, 2017

Rumors of Benedict XVI being close to death circulated on social media following a quote attributed to Archbishop Georg Gänswein, which read “Pope Benedict is like a candle that fades slowly.” However, Gänswein called this quote “pure invention.”