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September 4, 2020

Visiting Lebanon, Cardinal Parolin emphasizes 'You are not alone'

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, with red sash, views the damage at Sacred Heart School near Beirut's port area Sept. 4, 2020, one month after the city suffered double blasts.

BEIRUT -- Bringing a message of hope to Lebanon, a month after a double blast struck Beirut, Pope Francis' closest collaborator assured the Lebanese: "You are not alone. The whole world supports you."

Published in International
March 18, 2019

Vatican-China agreement motivated by mission, Cardinal Parolin says

Villagers walk near a Catholic church in the village of Huangtugang, Hebei province, China, Sept. 30, 2018. In a new book, the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, writes that the Vatican's recent agreement with the Chinese government was motivated by a desire to spread the Gospel and assure freedom of the church.
VATICAN – The Vatican's tentative agreement with the government of mainland China obviously has a diplomatic component, but it was motivated by a desire to spread the Gospel and ensure the appropriate freedom of the Catholic Church, the Vatican secretary of state wrote.
Published in International
March 14, 2019

Cardinal Parolin urges Poland to uphold Christian heritage in Europe

Worshippers pray during celebrations on the feast of the Assumption, Aug. 15, 2018, at Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa, Poland. The Vatican secretary of state praised the Polish church's traditional closeness to Rome as key to its survival under hostile regimes, in a speech marking the centenary of the nation's conference of bishops and diplomatic ties with the Vatican.
WARSAW, Poland – The Vatican secretary of state praised the Polish church's traditional closeness to Rome as key to its survival under hostile regimes, in a speech marking the centenary of the nation's conference of bishops and diplomatic ties with the Vatican.
Published in International
December 11, 2018

With migration, cooperation is better than isolationism, Cardinal Parolin says

A Venezuelan migrant brushes his teeth outside his tent at a makeshift camp Nov. 26 in Bogota, Colombia. The United Nations estimates there are more than 258 million migrants around the world living outside their country of birth.
VATICAN – The Vatican praised the adoption by more than 160 nations of a key agreement on global migration, saying today's migration challenges are better tackled together than with "isolationist" stances.
Published in International
December 4, 2018

We stand before the 'challenge of civilization', Cardinal Parolin says at U.N. Climate Change Conference

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, speaks Dec. 3 during the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland. The cardinal told participants "We are standing before a challenge of civilization for the benefit of the common good."
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 it worked to take swift action.
Published in International
August 30, 2018

Pope Francis serene despite 'pain' over Vigano's testimony, cardinal says

Pope Francis greets Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, during a meeting with nuncios, who represent the Pope around the world, in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Sept. 17, 2016.
VATICAN – While recent accusations by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano have created tension in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis is approaching the situation calmly, the Vatican secretary of state said.
Published in International