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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June 11, 2020

Ukrainian president again asks pope to help with citizens’ release

In a phone conversation with Pope Francis, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed for help in securing the release of Ukrainian citizens being held in areas occupied by Russian or pro-Russian forces. The pope reportedly thanked the president for working toward a peaceful settlement of the conflict and ‘also noted that he was dealing with the... Read More

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April 16, 2020

Vatican names new director of its financial watchdog agency

More than four months after Pope Francis named a new president for the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency, the leadership roster of the agency was completed with the naming of a new director and vice director. Giuseppe Schlitzer, a professor of international finance who has held senior posts at Italy’s central bank and the International Monetary... 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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May 16, 2019

Top Vatican diplomat grants interview to Chinese Communist tabloid

The Vatican’s top diplomat told Chinese state-run media that Vatican-Beijing talks are focused on achieving concrete results for China’s Catholics while avoiding differences between the two “systems.” Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state (pictured), granted an exclusive interview to Global Times, an international tabloid run by the ruling Chinese Communist Party, reported ucanews.com. Global... Read More

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April 6, 2019

Vatican official, rights group discuss decriminalising homosexuality

A network of lawyers, politicians and human rights advocates seeking an end to the criminalisation of homosexuality met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. Baroness Helena Ann Kennedy, director of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, told journalists on Friday that while there are doctrinal issues regarding homosexuality, Cardinal Parolin agreed that... 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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