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The Holy See is in favour of peaceful nuclear disarmament, Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin told ANSA on the Israel ...
The Holy See's Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva urged the organization to issue a moratorium on autonomous lethal weapons this week, citing ethical concerns.
The Holy See confirmed the Holy Funeral Mass for Pope Francis will begin at 10 a.m. (4 a.m. on the East Coast) on April 26. "The Holy Funeral Mass of the Roman Pontiff Francis will be celebrated ...
Al Pacino met with Pope Leo XIV on Monday at the Vatican, in what is the first reported official audience between the first ...
Pope Leo XIV told the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See on Friday that peaceful and just societies can be achieved when governments invest in the family. Monday, June 23, 2025.
An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of one pontiff and before the election of another.
Parolin oversaw the Holy See’s controversial deal with China over bishop nominations and was involved -- but not charged -- in the Vatican’s botched investment in a London real estate venture ...
The 2018 Holy See-China agreement was reached during a period of intensified repression, including crimes against humanity, of the predominantly Muslim Uyghur population.
While the Holy See did not provide a specific reason for the delay, some speculate it may be related to a recent phone call between Pope Francis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on August 1.
During the United Nations Security Council's Open Debate on Poverty, Underdevelopment, and Conflict in New York, the Holy See stressed the urgent moral responsibility to address the root causes of ...