Vatican, Russia Discuss War in Ukraine After Drone Strike Kills Civilians in Kharkiv
Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Vatican secretary for relations with states, and Russia’s minister of foreign affairs, had a phone call on Friday.
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Zelenskyy Delivers List of POWs in Russia to the Vatican to Mediate Their Release
The Holy See’s mediation for the release of Ukrainians detained in Russia is nothing new.
What Pope Francis’ Trip to Mongolia Could Mean for Vatican Relations With Russia and China
When Pope Francis lands in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar on Sept. 1, he will become the first pope in the history of the Catholic Church to visit Mongolia, but the trip could have geopolitical implications beyond the country’s small population of just 1,450 Catholics.
Vatican Diplomat: Pope Francis ‘Stubbornly Believes in Peace’
“What moves the Holy Father is nothing but the will to make dialogue and peace possible,” Gallagher said, “inspired by the principle that ‘the Church must not use the language of politics, but the language of Jesus.’”
‘Statecraft of a Saint’: George Weigel on What the Vatican Can Learn From JPII’s Diplomacy With Russia
In his speech on the 102nd anniversary of St. John Paul II’s birth, the papal biographer outlined key lessons, in particular with regard to the Holy See’s diplomatic relationships with authoritarian regimes.
