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What’s behind tumult in the Diocese of Rome?

Are there clergy morale problems in the Diocese of Rome?

Edgar Beltrán
Feb 17, 2025
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After a whirlwind of structural changes in the Diocese of Rome, and the departure of six auxiliary bishops in the span of a year, several signs point to morale problems among Rome’s clergy.

Coupled with the diocese’s serious economic challenges, clerical dissension makes for complicated situation in the diocese at the heart of the Church.

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