Vatican Reveals Number of Countries with Which It Has Diplomatic Relations

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of the 194 countries, the Holy See does not have diplomatic relations with ten Photo: Vatican Media

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

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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.»

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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.

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A letter from Pope Leo XIV has come to light in which he expressed his desire to remain in Peru for the rest of his life

The documents, recently uncovered by TV Perú Noticias and preserved by Peru’s National Migration Archive, offer a rare glimpse into the personal convictions of a man who, a decade later, would become Bishop of Rome

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