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Cardinal Parolin discusses the future of Vatican diplomacy

April 19, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Cardinal Pietro Parolin in Salerno, Italy, on Oct. 13, 2019. / Pasquale Senatore/Shutterstock.

Vatican City, Apr 19, 2022 / 03:00 am (CNA).
When it comes to diplomacy, the Holy See cannot pick and choose which challenges are the most urgent. Ra… […]

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Cardinal Parolin: Ukraine has the right to defend itself, but arms shipments could cause ‘terrible’ escalation

April 7, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin talks to EWTN Vatican correspondent Colm Flynn on March 19, 2022. / EWTN.

Vatican City, Apr 7, 2022 / 10:34 am (CNA).
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, has reiterated t… […]

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Cardinal Parolin urges negotiation to find a ‘win-win solution’ to war in Ukraine

March 22, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin talks to EWTN Vatican correspondent Colm Flynn on March 19, 2022. / EWTN.

Rome Newsroom, Mar 22, 2022 / 08:00 am (CNA).
As Russian forces continue to bombard Ukraine, the Vatican’s top diplomat… […]

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In new phone call, Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy tells Pope Francis he would welcome Vatican mediation

March 22, 2022 Catholic News Agency 8

Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. / Quirinale.it/President.gov.ua via Wikimedia.

Rome Newsroom, Mar 22, 2022 / 05:55 am (CNA).
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that he had spoken to Pope Francis on… […]

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Nicaragua government expels Vatican diplomat

March 12, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Daniel Ortega celebrates his re-inauguration as president of Nicaragua, Jan. 10, 2012. / Cancilleria del Ecuador via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Vatican City, Mar 12, 2022 / 05:10 am (CNA).
The Nicaraguan government has ended its approval for a Vati… […]

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How Pope Francis’ tone on the Ukraine war has shifted

March 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address on March 6, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Mar 8, 2022 / 13:15 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis’ Angelus address on Sunday marked a substantial change of pace in the diplomatic action of the Holy See concer… […]

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Vatican foreign minister visits Lebanon, still suffering from financial and political crises

February 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

St. George Maronite cathedral beside the Mohammad Al-Amin mosque in Beirut, the Lebanese capital. / Patrick Donovan via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0).

Rome Newsroom, Feb 5, 2022 / 08:20 am (CNA).
The Vatican’s foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Richard … […]

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Vatican opens its first embassy in Abu Dhabi

February 4, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra inaugurated an apostolic nunciature in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Feb. 4, 2022. / Photos courtesy of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia.

Rome Newsroom, Feb 4, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
The Vatican opened its first embass… […]

The Dispatch

Pope Francis laments ‘cancel culture’ in annual address to diplomats

January 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 18

Pope Francis meets with diplomats accredited to the Holy See at the Vatican’s Hall of Blessings, Jan. 10, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Jan 10, 2022 / 04:20 am (CNA).
Pope Francis lamented “cancel culture” in an address to diplomats at t… […]

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In speech on North Korea, Cardinal Parolin calls for cooperation and friendship

September 2, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Holy See Secretary of State. / Bohumil Petrik/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Sep 2, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
The Vatican Secretary of State said this week that the Holy See supports cooperation over confrontation in efforts to achieve… […]

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