Analyst's question: What will new Vatican dicastery actually do?

October 12, 2010

Sitting in on the press conference at which the new Pontifical Council for New Evangelization is announced, John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter asks some pointed questions about how the new Vatican office will handle its work, and receives few clear answers. The simple interpretation: It's too early to tell.

 

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Further information:

• Will new Vatican office mean more belief, or more bureaucracy? (National Catholic Reporter)