Pope Francis was prepared to do everything he could to get a climate change agreement signed in Paris. But Cardinal Peter Turkson, who helped draft the papal encyclical on climate said Pope Francis has “deep trust” that negotiators in Paris…

Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, the president of the Republic of Togo met with Pope Francis in the Vatican on January 28. He then met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Paul Richard. A Vatican statement said, “During the…

In an effort to deepen unity, Pope Francis apologized for the Catholic Church’s mistreatment of other Christians, and called on Catholics to forgive followers of those traditions for any offenses of “today and in the past.” Rome increasingly covers her…

The Holy See has diplomatic relations with 180 nations, and its diplomatic corps is the oldest of all, going all the way back in some cases to the 5th century, and more formally since the 15th century. Today, the Vatican’s…

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Earlier this year, it came to light that the German intelligence service, the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), had assisted the NSA in spying on European institutions, companies and even Germans. It came under heavy criticism for that. Then three weeks ago, news…

Chances are very good that Pope Francis will meet with former Cuban President Fidel Castro the Vatican has announced. “In all likelihood it’s very predictable that it will happen, clearly during the day in Havana,” said Frederico Lombardi. “…It’s very…

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Sixty city mayors from around the world were invited to attend a two-day conference on the climate change. They gathered to announce new measures to fight global warming and bask in Pope Francis’ ecological star power. Climate change is real,…

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