La Civilta Cattolica Archives

Big winner in Italy’s meltdown may be center-left devotee of Padre Pio

News Analysis
Aug 30, 2019

The unlikely big winner in Italy’s political chaos seems Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, a previously obscure law professor and a strong devotee of Padre Pio who comes out of the center-left circles around the late Italian Cardinal Achille Silvestrini.

Synod emphasizes Church’s mission to defend the vulnerable, cardinal says

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Jul 18, 2019

The objective of the upcoming Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is to highlight the need for religious, political and social leaders to come together and defend the dignity of indigenous men, women and children and an ecosystem that is crucial to the environment, said Peruvian Cardinal Pedro Barreto Jimeno of Huancayo.

Church wounded by internal tensions, pope tells Jesuits in Romania

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Jun 13, 2019

Pope Francis told Jesuits in Romania that tensions and struggles within the Church have left it wounded and that the only path forward is through humble dialogue, not futile arguments.

Vatican China negotiator reveals decades-long path to deal

Associated Press, Vatican
Mar 26, 2019

The Vatican official who negotiated a landmark agreement between the Holy See and China on bishop nominations said Monday that the path to normalizing Catholic life in the country “is still long” but that a new future is now possible.

Vatican summit to help nations lagging on abuse policies, Jesuit says

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Jan 17, 2019

Only about half of the national bishops’ conferences in the world have adopted complete, Vatican-approved guidelines for handling accusations of clerical sexual abuse and promoting child protection, said the Jesuit named to moderate the Vatican’s February summit on abuse.

Pope tells Jesuits clericalism a ‘perversion’ in the Church

Pope in the Baltics, Vatican
Oct 17, 2018

Speaking to his brother Jesuits in Lithuania last month, Pope Francis solicited their support in moving forward the work of the Second Vatican Council.