Reform Archives

Pro-Francis posters go up in Rome, striking a different chord

Some 300 posters were hung around Rome and the Vatican praising Pope Francis for his “true Christian engagement” with mercy and love. The posters, sponsored by The Global Tolerance Initiative, strike a different chord after only two months since posters criticizing the pope went up in Rome.

Crisis and reform: A talk with the Order of Malta’s chancellor

In an interview, the Grand Chancellor of the historic Order of Malta, Albrecht von Boeselager, talks about the order’s crisis, the path going forward, the pope’s plan for reform and what is being done to help migrants, refugees and those displaced by war and poverty.

Pope vows Vatican reform is real despite resistance
- Vatican
- December 22, 2016
Pope Francis on Thursday conceded that his efforts at Vatican reform have attracted opposition — both “open resistance,” offered in a spirit of constructive dialogue, and “hidden” and “malicious” resistance, which he said “sprouts in distorted minds.”
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Pundit charges crisis in German church is ‘manufactured’
- Catholic News Agency, Global Church
- August 23, 2016
While there were almost 20,000 Catholic priests in Germany in 1990, today their number has dropped to 14,000, and all signals suggest the decline will continue — with some saying the drop indicates the need for reform, and others suggesting it’s been artificially induced in order to change the Church.
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Pope vows he won’t be slowed down by ‘ultra-conservatives’
- Vatican
- July 3, 2016
In a new interview with an Argentine journalist, Pope Francis says there’s a wing of the Catholic Church that “says no to everything,” and while he’s going ahead, he has no intention of launching a crackdown: “I don’t cut off heads. That was never my style. I’ve never liked doing that,” he said.
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