How Pope Francis can reform the Vatican Curia
Commentary: Much of the scandals surrounding the Curia are management problems that can be dealt with using "best practices" of business and government.
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Francis meets Benedict: 'We're brothers'
NCR Today: The two men prayed, dined and conversed together in the papal summer home.
Editorial: Francis' election full of symbols, signs of new era
We say: For a community whose narrative is woven with symbols, those advanced by Pope Francis became more awe-inspiring as the days wore on.
How long will the honeymoon over Pope Francis last?
Analysis: As Pope Francis basks in broad approval, some constituencies in the Catholic church are cautious or even angry at his election.
Francis dips into Vatican II imagery
Pope Francis is the first pope to have been ordained a priest after Vatican II. He was ordained a Jesuit in 1969.
Vatican security scrambling, yet prepared for pope's love of the scrum
Pope Francis' style of diving toward the crowds means his protectors have to do a quick rewrite of strategy, sometimes on the spot.
Five tests of whether Pope Francis' reform of the Vatican could be real
All Things Catholic: Now that Pope Francis' papacy is under way, the focus will shift from style to substance. Can he deliver the reform cardinals believe they were voting for?
Pope Francis changes Holy Thursday plans to celebrate Mass in prison
Pope Francis has decided to celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper in a Rome juvenile detention facility and wash the feet of some of the young detainees.
Imagining a new spring, along with Pope Francis
Counterintuitive, yes. But Pope Francis' focus outside the church, on the environment and poor, may be precisely what's required for a thorough inside makeover.
New pope means new business for recession-weary Rome
Rome, which was hit especially hard in the global recession, hopes a new pope will bring some new business to the hurting city.
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May 10-23, 2013
- Illinois parish's ESL program welcomes all
- A different Mary assumes the stage
- A question few seem to consider when the US wages war afar
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