The 19th meeting of the Council of Cardinal Advisers has been held this week. Often called the C9, the Cardinals and Pope Francis have examined several dicasteries of the curia; the protection of minors; the economy, a range of texts Francis has put forward for consideration, and Holy See lay staff and clergy selection and Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Curia reform’
Vatican Curia gets Christmas bonus with a difference
Wednesday, December 24th, 2014
Power grabbing, living hypocritical double lives, curial and personal rivalry, gossip, and over concern about their appearance and the colour of their robes are among just some of the sins Pope Francis’ identified as belonging to the Vatican Curia. The blistering indictment of the Vatican Curia came at the Pope’s Christmas message. The Pope’s top Read more
Pope Francis’ Curia Christmas message; with a difference
Wednesday, December 24th, 2014
The tongues are certainly waging worldwide over the Christmas message of Pope Francis. His address to staff at the Vatican – the priests, monsignors, bishops and cardinals gathered for an end of year assessment by the pope of the year that has passed. A few perfunctory words to round out a very busy year or Read more
High level Vatican meeting considers Curia reform
Friday, November 28th, 2014
A three hour meeting, Monday, between Pope Francis and the heads of department discussed proposals for Vatican Curia reform. The Vatican released little information about the meeting; Vatican spokesman, Fr Federico Lombardi SJ, reminded journalists that meetings between Pope Francis and the department heads were six-monthly events. Lombardi however confirmed the meeting took three hours Read more