Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

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.

Pope Francis taps Filipino Cardinal to Vatican’s evangelization powerhouse

By Claire Giangravé — December 9, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a surprise move, Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, Philippines, as the head of Propaganda Fide, the major Vatican department for evangelization, and signaling a possible papal successor.

Francis appoints Filipino Cardinal Tagle to key Vatican office

By Thomas Reese — December 9, 2019
(RNS) — Well-liked and respected at home, the bright and pastorally minded archbishop of Manila has all of the attributes prized by Francis.

Africa-wide Roman Catholic body marks 50 years of progress

By Paul O'Donnell — July 24, 2019
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Established during Pope Paul VI's 1969 visit to Uganda, the first by a pope in Africa, SECAM once consisted of fewer than 50 clerics. The symposium now brings together some 400 cardinals, archbishops, bishops and priests from 40 national and regional bodies.

If leaked draft for Curia reform is for real, the Vatican is headed for disaster

By Thomas Reese — May 1, 2019
(RNS) — The Catholic hierarchy needs to take a few pointers from how modern corporations manage their staffs and push their products.

The Vatican and China: Making the best of a bad situation

By Thomas Reese — February 20, 2018
(RNS) — The bottom line is that the Chinese government can do whatever it wants to the Catholic Church in China, and no one can do anything about it.
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