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[Catholic Caucus] “Complexities and paradoxes in the history of the Church”: Vatican II, John XXIII, Ottaviani, and the Tucho Fernández challenge- by Roberto de MatteiThe appointment of Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández as prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has a symbolic weight of great import. In a certain sense, it represents the culmination of the pontificate of Pope Francis, who has meant to send a clear sign to those he referred to, at his meeting on 24 November 2022 with the members of the International Theological Commission, as the “backward-looking” of the Church.Another signal in this...

[Catholic Caucus] Church to Beatify Pope John Paul I Next YearCV NEWS FEED // An Italian newspaper reported that the Catholic Church is on track in 2022 to beatify John Paul I, the “smiling pope” who reigned 33 days in 1978 before dying under mysterious circumstances. On Aug. 26, the 43rd anniversary of his election as pope, veteran Rome correspondent Gerald O’Connell reported for America on the article that confirmed the beatification in that day’s edition of Avvenire, the daily newspaper of the Italian Catholic bishops. Although the move awaits Vatican approval, it appearance in the official news organ of...