Vatican Curia
After approving blessings for same-sex couples, Pope asks Vatican staff to avoid ‘rigid ideologies’
By Nicole Winfield — December 22, 2023
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged Vatican bureaucrats Thursday to avoid “rigid ideological positions” that prevent them from understanding today’s reality.
When can the pope fire a bishop?
By Thomas Reese — December 5, 2023
(RNS) — It depends on whether the bishop is serving a diocese or filling another role.
My encounters with Joseph Ratzinger — and Pope Benedict XVI
By Thomas Reese — December 31, 2022
Open discussion was suppressed by Ratzinger under the papacy of John Paul. If you did not agree with the Vatican, you were silenced.
Pope Francis calls Vatican prelates to conversion to fend off ‘masked evil’
By Claire Giangravé — December 22, 2022
(RNS) — The devil, even when cast away, always returns, the pope told cardinals at the Vatican.
Reform of Vatican Curia to be considered at meeting of cardinals
By Thomas Reese — August 23, 2022
(RNS) — As the cardinals discuss curial reforms, they will also be thinking about who among them might be the next pope.
Pope Francis’ reforms to church governance are unlike any since Vatican II
By Thomas Reese — July 12, 2022
(RNS) — The reforms of Pope Francis are revolutionary. They move the papacy away from its old monarchical model, where the pope is king with cardinals and bishops as princes and nobles, to a collegial model based on the teachings of the Second Vatican Council.
Pope Francis appoints cardinals, setting stage for election of his successor
By Thomas Reese — May 31, 2022
(RNS) — The pope has made the College of Cardinals more Asian and African — and more likely to elect a successor who will follow his policies.
Pope Francis reforms the Vatican Curia. Here’s hoping he’s not done.
By Thomas Reese — March 23, 2022
(RNS) — Reforming the Vatican bureaucracy should not be a rare, revolutionary event.
I forgive Pope Benedict. I hope others can too.
By Thomas Reese — February 22, 2022
(RNS) — I see Benedict as a holy but flawed individual who did the best he was capable of.
Four things to look for in Francis’ reform of curia
By Thomas Reese — February 9, 2022
(RNS) — As every CEO and government official knows, reforming bureaucracies is not easy.
Who gets to unplug the pope?
By Thomas Reese — July 27, 2021
(RNS) — Even a pope needs a medical directive.
Reforming the Vatican Curia: Never easy, and never over
By Thomas Reese — June 2, 2021
(RNS) — Francis’ heart is in the right place, but the forthcoming document on Curia reform will not likely do the job.
Four reasons for the Vatican’s action on Communion for pro-choice politicians
By Thomas Reese — May 26, 2021
(RNS) — When bishops argue in public, it disturbs the myth of a united magisterium.
The future of Catholic liturgical reform
By Thomas Reese — April 13, 2021
(RNS) — Other than sex, nothing is more heatedly debated in the Catholic Church than the liturgy.
Visitation of Vatican liturgy office could lead to liturgical reform
By Thomas Reese — April 7, 2021
(RNS) — What would you change about Catholic liturgy?
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