By Kurt Appel (Director of the Research Center Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society at the University of Vienna. Kurt Appel is full professor of fundamental theology at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna and one of the leading scholars on Hegel’s philosophy.). With the death of Pope Francis speculation about possible […]
Choosing the Next Francis
For eight billion humans or for the Church? For the masses or for the needs of the people? For the minorities or with the majority? The riddles and considerations in the choice of the next Pope and the extraordinary legacy of Jorge Bergoglio. He was a beacon, a lighthouse for the common people, the downtrodden, […]
The Body of Pope
The Holy See, Global Chaos, and Diplomatic Wisdom. Francis’s silence and his impediment may help the Vatican and Parolin’s silent mediation and work for peace in this moment The world seems to be slipping away from the fingers of the global powers, and perhaps as never before, we feel the urgency of a well-balanced word […]



