Anaxios

The professor of moral and spiritual theology who was rejected by the Vatican for the role of dean at a seminary in Italy publicly denounced the decision on Monday.https://t.co/20Ams5NdFY

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) July 3, 2023

Enzo Bianchi Still at Work

Italian lay monk Enzo Bianchi, founder of a popular ecumenical monastery who was exiled from the community as a result of internal tensions, has announced the formation of a new spiritual center in northern Italy.https://t.co/CJqitTFLoF

— Crux (@Crux) April 29, 2022

More News on the Synod on Synodality

As Pope Francis’s Synod of Bishops on Synodality begins its initial phase at the parish level, Italy’s bishops are blending the process into their own 4-year national discussion.https://t.co/vwbWGc74kh

— Crux (@Crux) October 20, 2021

“We are loyal Catholics," Cardinal Timothy Dolan said. "The Holy Father has asked us to help him keep the Church always under the direction Jesus, our good shepherd, intends.” https://t.co/qgO6TpbrR3

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) October 19, 2021

Meanwhile in Liechtenstein... Catholic leader says his archdiocese won’t take part in global synodal process, citing ‘ideological’ risk. Small archdiocese? 12 parishes for how many faithful?

A New Job for Guido Marini

#MiL Breaking news, Guido Marini spedito a Tortona; per il post di #Messainlatino cliccare su: https://t.co/UcUvZ8uEqI pic.twitter.com/k9F24ztsXD

— MiL_MessainLatino.it (@messainlatino) August 28, 2021

The question is, who will be his replacement as the Papal MC?

Blame the Italians

Italian Bishops and Cardinals were the origin and moving force behind Traditionis Custodes (an Interview with Fr. Claude Barthe) https://t.co/eUDPG8Q2eV

— Rorate Caeli (@RorateCaeli) July 30, 2021

Uh-Huh

President of Pontifical Academy for Life Backs Italian Anti-Homophobia Bill | National Catholic Register @NCRegister https://t.co/wi0718ptDS

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) July 1, 2021

To What End?

After Six Years’ Resistance, Pope Francis Gets His Synodal Way for Italy | National Catholic Register https://t.co/Ln0ASMMh3W @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) June 21, 2021

The "Italian" Synodal Path

VATICAN— Italian Cardinal goes on record to discuss focus points of Italian synodality, contrasting that of Germany.https://t.co/rf5xXoXFeB

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) May 28, 2021

His Off-the-Cuff Unfiltered Remarks Reveals His Pontificate

Is that why he was cut-off? Or was it just a technical difficulty?

Pope Francis gave unscripted remarks as he opened the Italian bishops’ spring assembly to “start a synodal journey."

The pope spoke for roughly five minutes before the live video feed of his speech was abruptly cut off. https://t.co/EwsZC1S1df

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) May 24, 2021

Fake Synodality in Italy

#PopeFrancis will open the Italian bishops’ 74th General Assembly at a Rome hotel on May 24. The theme will be "Proclaiming the Gospel in a time of rebirth - To start a synodal journey.” Francis has been pushing for a synodal path in Italy since 2015. pic.twitter.com/h8R13OiA4B

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) May 20, 2021

A Canonical Visit to the CDW

.@ripostecatholiq reports that the Congregation for Divine Worship will be subjected to a canonical visitation from Monday. Former prefect Cardinal Sarah’s management “will be examined” by visitor +Claudio Maniago, the Italian bishops’ liturgical chief https://t.co/2QpLOjexBr

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) March 13, 2021

In the Pope's Backyard

CNA/CWR: In Italy, new book suggests changes to Catholic doctrine on homosexuality by Alejandro Bermudez

Bad Theology?

Or worse, heretical?

CNA: Holy See confirms changes to Italian liturgical translation of Our Father, Gloria

Links to discussions of the proposed translation of the Our Father can be found here. I am going to focus on the Gloria:

In the Gloria, the line “in térra pax homínibus bónae voluntátis” (on earth peace to people of good will) will be translated “pace in terra agli uomini, amati dal Signore” (peace on earth to men, loved by the Lord). It was translated “pace in terra agli uomini di buona volontà” (peace on earth to men of good will).

The Lord loves everybody for they can have no good whatsoever unless they first be loved by God. But God loves them even if they sin against him, and sinners do not have peace. Peace can be found only in Christ, for someone who lives in Christ and by extension those who may not be living in Christ yet but are cooperating with God's grace. (Or perhaps they may not have been sacramentally incorporated into Christ but have been done so in some other way.) Hence, "men of good will." A better translation of the original Greek would be "men, with whom God is pleased" -- and with whom is God pleased? Those who are righteous by His grace.

So, is Luke 2:14 to be taken as being in the indicative mood, or is it expressing a command (imperative mood) or a wish/desire? Most interpreters seem to take it as being in the indicative mood. If it is in one of the other moods then the new translation may be more defensible though it would still require a lot of proper catechesis to explain the meaning.

Italian Episcopal Conference Politics

Sandro Magister: From Santa Marta an Order Has Gone Forth. But Cardinal Bassetti Is Not Obeying

More Ecclesial Politics

Sandro Magister: Who’s In Charge At the Italian Episcopal Conference? The Hostile Takeover of Fr. Spadaro

What does Catholic Action in Italy do these days?

By What Competence?

Sandro Magister: Francis, Absolute Monarch. Behind the Scenes of the New Italian “Our Father”

Meanwhile, as of December 5, in his Wednesday general audiences the pope has begun a cycle of catecheses precisely on the “Our Father.’ It will be interesting to listen to him when he gets to the petition he wanted to have retranslated.

A Sad Closing

Rorate Caeli: Dying Italian Dominicans Leave Behind Fra Angelico

A "Catholic" Cult Busted

Everyone To School With Fr. Milani. But If These Are His Students...

Chiesa: The Italy of the Primate of Italy Is a Bit Less Catholic

The followers of other religious confessions are on the rise in the country where the pope resides. But the most numerous are not the Muslims. They are the Orthodox and Protestants. And there are those who are turning Buddhist