Cardinal Parolin hopeful Vatican-China agreement will be extended

As the expiration of a provisional agreement signed between the Vatican and China approaches, the Vatican secretary of state said he hopes it will be extended. “Our intention is that it will be prolonged, that it will continue to be adopted ‘ad experimentum’,” or on a trial basis, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, according to SIR,... Read More

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September 5, 2020

Continuity in particularity: Cardinal looks at Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI

Between Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI, there is ‘continuity of magisterium and particularity in pastoral style’, but even more, there is ‘a living communion of affection’, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. What retired Pope Benedict XVI once described as the importance of ‘newness and continuity’ in the teaching of the... Read More

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August 18, 2020

Vatican official: Christians can offer hope with beauty of Christ’s love

Christians are called to share their experience of God’s beauty, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. People of faith find in God, who became flesh, ‘the wonder of living’, he said in a written message to participants in an annual meeting of the Communion and Liberation movement. ‘Isn’t this amazing discovery perhaps the... Read More

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September 25, 2019

Solutions to save and protect forests needed ‘without delay’, says cardinal

At a time of increasing urbanisation, the “irreplaceable importance” of forests is being “taken for granted and underestimated,” the Vatican’s secretary of state has said. “We all recognise how important forests are for the whole world and indeed for the very future of humanity: They are the world’s most reliable renewable resource and are essential... Read More

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April 4, 2019

South Sudan’s leaders will head to Vatican for meetings, retreat

South Sudan President Salva Kiir, his vice presidents and other leaders planned to attend “spiritual retreat” together at the Vatican in early April. Alessandro Gisotti, interim director of the Vatican press office, confirmed on 3rd April that leaders of South Sudan were scheduled to arrive “next week.” Pope Francis met with Kiir at the Vatican... Read More

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April 4, 2019

Cardinal defends Vatican-China agreement amid criticism

Critics of an agreement signed between the Vatican and the Chinese government must be patient and not quick to judge a deal that is meant to protect religious freedom, the Vatican secretary of state said. After addressing a symposium on religious freedom on 3rd April, Cardinal Pietro Parolin told journalists that the agreement was signed... Read More

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March 19, 2019

Vatican-China agreement motivated by mission, cardinal says

The Vatican’s tentative agreement with the government of mainland China obviously has a diplomatic component, but it was motivated by a desire to spread the Gospel and ensure the appropriate freedom of the Catholic Church, the Vatican secretary of state wrote. A firm belief that the Catholic Church truly is ‘catholic’ or universal ‘pushes the... Read More

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March 19, 2019

Cardinal Parolin celebrates 150th anniversary of children’s hospital

The Vatican-owned Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital in Rome is a sign of the Catholic Church’s commitment to caring for and protecting the dignity of the sick, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state. Commemorating the hospital’s 150th anniversary today, Cardinal Parolin said that the identity of Bambino Gesu Hospital is rooted in Jesus’... Read More

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March 14, 2019

Cardinal Parolin urges Poland’s bishops to continue unity with pope

The Vatican secretary of state praised the Polish Church’s traditional closeness to Rome as key to its survival under hostile regimes, in a speech marking the centenary of the nation’s conference of bishops and diplomatic ties with the Vatican. Cardinal Pietro Parolin told the bishops: “Your indispensable task now is to uphold this heritage, preserving... Read More

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