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Pope Francis confirms Cardinal Pell beyond his 75th birthday

May 2, 2016

Despite speculation that Cardinal George Pell might step down shortly after his 75th birthday on June 8, Pell’s office said Thursday that Pope Francis has confirmed the Australian prelate as the Vatican’s top financial official until at least 2019. The news came in a statement from Pell’s office in Rome,

Despite a rough year, Pope Francis vows it’s full steam ahead

Dec 21, 2015

ROME – Let’s face it: In some ways, 2015 has been a rough year for Pope Francis. Despite continuing to bask in wide popularity, the pope presided over a tumultuous Synod of Bishops in October that exposed deep internal fractures over issues such as divorce and homosexuality, and which began

How to tell if Pope Francis is losing confidence in his finance czar
- Oct 28, 2015
On Tuesday, Pope Francis issued a letter reminding aides that even though his council of nine cardinal advisors is pondering a sweeping reform of the Church’s central administration, in the meantime all existing rules and regulations for various Vatican departments still apply. As the pope put it, there is no

By John L. Allen Jr.
Pope Francis’ risky love/hate relationship with the Vatican
- Dec 22, 2014
ROME – Pope Francis delivered a blistering criticism of the headquarters over which he presides on Monday, ticking off a catalogue of “spiritual diseases” to which he believes Vatican officials are susceptible, such as careerism, arrogance, and gossip, calling it all the “pathology of power.” His annual Christmas speech to

By John L. Allen Jr.
New cardinals, fighting abuse, Vatican reform set for February
- Dec 11, 2014
ROME — February is shaping up to be a busy month at the Vatican, with movement on the fight against clerical sex abuse, further steps on the reform of Church governance, and the creation of new cardinals. Sexual abuse A Vatican spokesman announced Thursday at a press briefing in Rome

By Inés San Martín