VATICAN CITY (RNS) In an interview published June 8, Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga dismissed rumors circulating in the media that the pope might resign as nothing more than a cheap soap opera.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis’ flurry of activity in August, seemingly setting the stage for his successor, has fueled rumors of an impending resignation.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, pictured on July 2, 2015. / Bohumil Petrik/CNA.Vatican City, Apr 8, 2022 / 04:10 am (CNA).The publication of the new Vatican constitution is not necessarily the end of curial reform and new offices could be added later, the Vatican Secretary of State has said.In a recent exclusive interview with CNA, Cardinal Pietro Parolin spoke about the reform of the Roman Curia and the role of the Secretariat of State after the release of Praedicate evangelium. He also discussed the Holy See s current lack of diplomatic personnel. (In Part 1 of the hourlong interview, he addressed the Vatican s efforts to end the Ukraine war.)In 2014, Parolin talked about the possibility of creating an office for pontifical mediations within the Vatican Secretariat of State. The office would have had the task of overseeing the Holy See s conflict mediation efforts.The Holy See has proposed to act as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine. It has also sought to mediate in Venezuela, s.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church isn’t above question or critique, but such inquiries should challenge not what the Catechism teaches but, rather, how it teaches it.