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16 hours ago · The UN Permanent Observer to the Holy See, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, made this observation in a wide-ranging interview with Vatican Media. During the conversation, the Observer discusses paths to peace, especially considering the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and asks whether there are tools, even within international diplomacy, that ...
2 days ago · Vatican City State is a recognised national territory under international law, but it is the Holy See that conducts diplomatic relations on its behalf, in addition to the Holy See's own diplomacy, entering into international agreements in its regard. Vatican City thus has no diplomatic service of its own.
5 days ago · In Spes non confundit, Pope Francis announces that the Jubilee Year will begin with the opening of the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve, 2024. Later, on 29 December, the Pope will open the Holy Door of the Archbasilica of St John Lateran, the Cathedral of Rome.
1 day ago · Pope Francis has renewed his appeal for an exchange of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war, promising the Holy See's readiness to facilitate efforts in this regard. The Pope noted that his appeal fell on the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Risen Lord "who wants us to be free, and who sets us free." He assured all parties involved that the ...
1 day ago · The Holy See Press Office on Monday released the pope’s schedule for the one-day trip scheduled for May 18 on... Read more. Pope Francis’ visit to Venice showcases art as means of encounter ...
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5 days ago · The Vatican crosses a key milestone Thursday, May 9, 2024, in the run-up to its 2025 Jubilee with the promulgation of the official decree establishing the Holy Year: a once-every-quarter-century event that is expected to bring some 32 million pilgrims to Rome and has already brought months of headaches to Romans.
1 day ago · Here she speaks with practical authority having raised a mixed-race daughter as a single mother. Glendon’s journey continued under the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI where he and John Paul II supported the need to bring the laity, both men and women, into the Holy See’s administration. As a member of the Papal think tank on social science, she ...
