How many languages should you speak to become a pope?
Speaking and understanding various languages seems well linked to the very mission of the Church: “Come on! Of all the nations made…
Pierbattista Pizzaballa, man of peace in the war zone
The Italian from a rural environment of Lombardy is tried young for a papabile: 60, which can be a handicap. But he…
The film Conclaves, between fiction and reality: what history says
In this feature film by Edward Berger, is the Pope’s election protocol faithfully represented on the screen? I was extremely surprised because…
Cardinal Sarah, dreamed candidate of the Conservatives
“A real spiritual, a man of prayer”: to cross the cardinal Sarah in the streets of Rome is often to see a…
Anthony Pola, an Indian cardinal, “untouchable”, and poor
“Dalits do not need a cardinal, but the church needs a cardinal dalit,” wrote Indian theologian Felix Wilfried, who died last January….
Drones, satellites, spy software … How the Vatican intends to protect the secrets of the conclave
It feels like a spy film. While the election of a new pope will open on May 7, the Vatican fears that…
What is at stake for each continent
Africa, a new goalkeeper of the doctrine Has the time of an African pope come? Since 2005 and the death of John…
Pietro Parolin, the natural heir to Pope Francis
Obviously, Pietro Parolin, 70 years old, Secretary of State (number two) of the Holy See during the twelve years of the reign…
“Seeing death provokes us to find the meaning of life”
The church chooses to show the body of the dead pope. Tens of thousands of pilgrims attended this exhibition. Seeing a body,…
Young French people witnesses of the historic funeral of Pope Francis
The sleek coffin of Pope Francis moves away from Place Saint-Pierre under the tired looks of a group of Lyonnais adolescents. Their…