Posts Tagged ‘Santa Croce’

Benedict’s quiet revolution

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

A funny thing has happened as the story of a recent Vatican crackdown on a legendary monastery in Rome has made its way into the English-language press. I mean that literally — the story has been turned into a joke, thereby obscuring its real significance. For those with eyes to see, the suppression of the Read more

A palace revolution at the Vatican, which says a lot about the pontificate

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

The profound changes, historical, are not always the most spectacular. What just happened this week in Rome is like a palace revolution unimportant but it is highly significant. Because it confirms the direction taken by the papacy of Benedict XVI and the entire Catholic Church. In a word, Rome has “taken over” a whole sector Read more

Cistercian abbey suppressed: Disco dancing nuns disbursed

Friday, May 27th, 2011

The Vatican has formally suppressed the famous Santa Croce, Cistercian abbey in Rome, where a community of monks has been based for more than five centuries. The basilica had become a hub for the Friends of Santa Croce, an aristocratic group, and had been criticised for some unorthodox practices including opening a hotel with a Read more