Pope Francis•Rome

Rome: Pope Francis Puts His Own Diocese in Order

In the text of the Constitution with which the Pope Francis intervenes in his own diocese, he points out some more serious and urgent commitments that await the Church in Rome and that call for the pastoral action of the Vicariate.

Jan 07, 2023 15:21

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Popes

To Whom Are Condolences Offered When a Pope Dies and, Specifically, Benedict XVI?

Inside the Church, condolences are offered to the “Papal Family.” But, what is the “Papal Family”? And, specifically, what was Benedict XVI’s “Family”? 

Jan 03, 2023 21:59

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Popes•Vatican City

Benedict XVI’s Last Words Before Dying: “Jesus, I Love You.” First Photos of the Deceased

Benedict XVI’s nurse reveals his last words. Vatican publishes first post mortem photos.

Jan 02, 2023 15:58

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Popes•Vatican City

From U.S. President Joe Biden to King Charles III of the United Kingdom: These Are the Condolences of International Leaders on the Death of Benedict XVI

Added to French President Emmanuelle Macron’s condolences are those of the President of Italy and the British Prime Minister as well as of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and the Primate of the Anglican Church.

Jan 02, 2023 15:48

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Popes•Vatican City

Where Will Benedict XVI Be Buried? We Point Out that Place in the Vatican

The place that Saint John Paul II left “free” in the “Cemetery of Popes” is now the one that Benedict XVI’s remains will occupy.

Jan 02, 2023 06:20

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Church and World•Popes

Spain, Belgium, Bavaria Are the First Confirmed Delegations for Benedict XVI’s Funeral

Queen Sophia will head the Spanish delegation. The Polish President will also attend.

Jan 02, 2023 06:13

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Vatican City

What Would Happen or What Protocol Would Be Activated on the Death of Benedict XVI?

What would happen to the property of the Pope Emeritus? What protocol would be followed after Pope Benedict XVI died? What would happen to the house where he lived his last years and what would happen to the persons who accompanied him? 

Dec 30, 2022 20:15

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Dicasteries•Pope Francis

In Two Years a Woman Could Be Head of a Dicastery, But of Which One? 

The two possible Dicasteries in the Pope’s mind could be of the “Laity, Family and Life” and of “Integral Human Development.”

Dec 23, 2022 20:29

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Pope Francis

Did the Pope Submit a Renunciation? Text in English of Paul VI’s Renunciation

The renunciation to which the Pope alludes was submitted at the beginning of his Pontificate, that is, shortly after he was elected. However, it is a renunciation (the technical word is resignation) for a specific cause: impediment. Paul VI also wrote one, and we present it here, for the first time, in English.

Dec 22, 2022 15:22

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Pope Francis

Francis: The Pope Who Wept before the Virgin (and Before the Eyes of All)

What do the tears of a Pope say to us and why did they move us so much? Perhaps because the Holy Father has reflected, and without a script, something so close to the experience of many of us.

Dec 10, 2022 21:18

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church

Half a Million Catholics at Risk of Imminent Schism Due to the Liturgy

Seven months after the coming into force of the new Liturgy approved by the Catholic Siro-Malabar Synod, 460 priests and at least half a million Catholics demand that the liturgical form prior to the approved reform be considered a “liturgical variant.” 

Nov 30, 2022 15:27

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Church and World•Interview

Vatican Secretary of State Gives Further Details on Renewal of Agreement with China

“On the  delicate and important question of the appointment of Bishops, history teaches us that the Holy See has agreed to procedures that take into account a country’s particular conditions,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State.  

Oct 25, 2022 14:14

Jorge Enrique Mújica