
Observing the Changing of the Guard at the Vatican
ANALYSIS: The sudden departure of a secretary shows that the Pope does not have a team; he has a small number of longtime friends.
ANALYSIS: The sudden departure of a secretary shows that the Pope does not have a team; he has a small number of longtime friends.
Libero Milone and his former deputy Ferruccio Panicco, who died of cancer last month, filed a $10 million against the Vatican last November for unlawful dismissal.
ANALYSIS: The appointments of key officials who report directly to him, as a means of securing his legacy, shows that he knows that he has not conquered everyone’s heart.
Pope Francis has often used his annual December address, held in the Vatican’s gilded Hall of Benediction, to offer his frank perspective on the state of the Roman Curia.
Libero Milone and his former deputy Ferruccio Panicco are seeking to clear their name, five years after they say they were wrongfully dismissed.
Influential voices in the Church have interpreted Pope Francis’ reformed apostolic constitution to support lay governance at the highest levels of the Church, and some prelates and canonists warn that the teachings of the Second Vatican Council could be upended.
While waiting for the Curia's organization chart to be finally completed and for all appointments to be confirmed or not, these episodes help to understand the criteria that may underlie some choices.
Critics of Pope Francis’ new curial reform document say some of the reforms threaten to revolutionize the Church’s understanding of the hierarchical power of governance.
The Vatican published the standard edition of Praedicate Evangelium that serves as a reference for translations into other languages on March 31. The few changes include reference to the extraordinary form.
There’s much to admire in Pope Francis’ March 19 apostolic constitution, and many questions, too.
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