Matteo Matzuzzi

The Ventotene affair, involving the visit by the Taiwanese vice-president and the protest from Beijing. “If you try to pander to a country like China, it will only end up making further demands. It will keep asking for more and more. But when you maintain a firm stance and set clear boundaries, then China will eventually accept the situation.”

The Pope is summoning cardinals, bishops and, above all, families to Rome. This is not about reopening a rift that has never fully healed, but about taking stock of the situation a decade on. With an invitation to reflect on the document as a whole, not just on a footnote

In an interview with Herder Korrespondenz, the Bishop of Antwerp states that everything is almost ready for the ordination of married men. And he places his trust in the Pope

Could this finally be the moment when people realise that the Church cannot be reformed by sitting round a table and drafting documents that almost no one will ever read? A very clear signal has come from the heart of French Catholicism. 

Secularism, secularisation, the poor and the environment. Yes, but during his four days in France, the Pope went further: “People here are searching for something,” he said on his return to Rome

Leo XIV’s visit to France drew to a close with a Mass at Metz Cathedral. Prior to that, he delivered a speech on Europe, paying tribute to its founding father, Robert Schuman.

“What is legal is not necessarily moral,” said Leo XIV before the sick at Lourdes

End-of-life issues, secularism, war and peace. The Pope’s first day in France was packed with events. Tomorrow, following Mass at the Place de la Concorde, he will set off for Lourdes. On Monday, he will head to Metz.

Leone XIV’s trip to France has begun. The first stop was the Élysée Palace, where he delivered a speech to the authorities. Peace, war, science and technology. Then came the main point of his address, expressing concern over "the prospect of a planned death".