With Leo XIV, “normality is slowly returning” to the Vatican… according to Benedict XVI’s private secretary

Jan 26, 2026 22:22

Bishop Georg Gänswein, former Personal Secretary of Benedict XVI. Photo: Andreas Solaro; AFP

Some reflections on the close connection between the truth of justice and the virtue of charity, according to Leo XIV

Address of the Pope to the prelates of the Roman Rota on the occasion of the opening of the Judicial Year

Pope Leo XIV, Germany’s silent believers, and unexpected signs of a spiritual awakening opposed to the German synod

As for the Synodal Way, two-thirds of Germans, including Catholics, either do not know what it is or decline to express an opinion. Only 21% of Catholics view it positively, while 19% judge it negatively. The majority simply feels disconnected

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