“Pazienza!” Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization Has a Head But So Far That’s It

Catholic News Service: In June, Pope Benedict XVI announced he was establishing a major Vatican agency to deal with “new evangelization” in traditionally Christian countries. The pope’s initiative was seen as a bold stroke in the church’s ongoing effort to engage the modern world. But three months later, the project is still stuck in the slow wheels of Vatican bureaucracy. Read more here.