A Historic Icon and a Call for Peace: Pope Francis Meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

Dec 12, 2024 17:15

President Abbas, often referred to as Abu Mazen, met with Pope Francis in a 30-minute private audience Photo: Vatican Media

These 11 new diplomatic representatives presented their credentials accrediting them as ambassadors of their respective countries.

Zelenska met privately with Pope Francis

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations

Francis reflects on contemporary global conflicts, including the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Holy Land•Religious Freedom•Vatican Diplomacy

Israel invades the famous Pater Noster church in Jerusalem and sparks diplomatic conflict with France

Diplomatic Tensions Rise as French Minister Cancels Church Visit Amid Israeli Police Incident

Nov 10, 2024 20:54

Faris Fayes

Vatican Diplomacy

Weapons in space: Vatican takes a stand at the UN

Vatican Calls for Space as a Peaceful Commons Amid Rising Tensions Over Orbital Militarization

Nov 08, 2024 15:08

Tim Daniels

Church and World•Vatican Diplomacy

What do they think in Vatican about Trump’s victory? First official statements

Parolin expressed the Vatican’s desire that Trump «acts as a unifier» for an increasingly polarized America, aligning with the biblical principle that wisdom is the essential virtue for rulers. «He has a critical responsibility,» Parolin stated, «to be president of all Americans and to heal the divisions that are painfully clear.»

Nov 07, 2024 22:14

Valentina di Giorgio

Church and World•Vatican Diplomacy

60th Anniversary of the Holy See’s Membership in the United Nations Organization

It was the UN’s Secretary General, U Thant, a practicing Buddhist, who promoted its presence, along with that of other faith communities, to foment their role as intermediaries between the superpowers.

Nov 03, 2024 07:21

Rafael Llanes

Vatican City•Vatican Diplomacy

Work Stolen from the Roman Catacombs Is Recovered by the Dutch Government and Returned to the Vatican

The Vatican received the work, which has a funerary inscription of late Antiquity, of great historical and religious relevance.

Oct 27, 2024 10:10

Rafael Llanes

Pope Francis Extends a Hand of Compassion to Ukraine This Christmas

Cardinal Krajewski’s journey across Ukraine will not simply be about delivering equipment. It will be a pilgrimage of presence, as he visits communities ravaged by violence to listen, pray, and share in their struggles. His goal is to help open “the door of hope” in hearts burdened by despair and to stand as a symbol of global solidarity.

Pope Francis reveals two attacks against him that ended with the death of perpetrators

Francis recounts the chilling intelligence received by the Vatican Gendarmerie upon his arrival in Baghdad. British intelligence had flagged two potential attacks: a young woman carrying explosives was reportedly heading to Mosul as a suicide bomber, while a van laden with explosives sped toward an undisclosed target.

A Historic Icon and a Call for Peace: Pope Francis Meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

Diplomacy: Pope speaks of Vatican’s “positive neutrality” to 11 new ambassadors

Antony Blinken Meets Pope Francis Amid Global Turmoil: A Push for Peace and Humanitarian Action

[PHOTO GALLERY] Ukrainian First Lady before the Pope: this was the visit to Rome

Vatican urges UN to continue support for Palestinian refugee agency condemned by Israel

Pope Francis sparks debate with call to investigate Gaza genocide allegations

Muslim Kingdom of Bahrain to sponsor digitization of Arabic documents from Vatican Library

Israel invades the famous Pater Noster church in Jerusalem and sparks diplomatic conflict with France

Weapons in space: Vatican takes a stand at the UN

What do they think in Vatican about Trump’s victory? First official statements

60th Anniversary of the Holy See’s Membership in the United Nations Organization

Work Stolen from the Roman Catacombs Is Recovered by the Dutch Government and Returned to the Vatican