Tag: Cardinal Pietro Parolin
The Passionist Fathers prepare to mark 300th anniversary with jubilee celebration
ROME -- The Passionist Fathers will commemorate the 300th anniversary of their founding with a jubilee celebration centered on renewing the commitment to proclaiming...
‘Fratelli Tutti’ highlights need for fraternity to counter war, says Cardinal...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' social encyclical sees the need for human fraternity as more than just an abstract concept, but as a concrete...
Vatican’s top diplomat meets about Mideast with U.S., Israeli ambassadors
VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, met with the U.S. and Israeli ambassadors to the Vatican to express concern that...
Pope Francis approves foundation promoting example, works of Pope John Paul...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis approved the establishment of the John Paul I Vatican Foundation to preserve and promote the writings, thinking, example and...
Rome has vocation of dialogue and inclusion, Pope Francis says
VATICAN CITY — The loss of the papal states and the declaration of Rome as the capital of a united Italy 150 years ago...
No nukes: Pope expected to take aim at new arms race...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ top aide made no secret of what will be on the pope’s mind when he visits Hiroshima and Nagasaki,...
U.S., Vatican join in ‘Pathways to achieving human dignity: Partnering with...
VATICAN CITY -- Promoting religious freedom, providing humanitarian assistance and fighting human trafficking are three major issues the Vatican and the U.S. administration agree...
Church ‘obsessed’ with caring for poor because it’s ‘who we are’...
NEW YORK -- To those who ask why the Catholic Church seems to be "obsessed" with the poor, the Vatican's secretary of state said,...
Pope Francis writes Syrian President Bashar Assad, urging him to protect...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to put an end to his country's eight-year-long conflict and seek reconciliation for the...
Cardinal tells COP24 climate needs present ‘challenge of civilization’
The Vatican challenged countries gathered for the 24th U.N. Climate Change Conference to focus on the needs of the present and the future as...