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Back to SearchDecoding papal diplomacy with a former ambassador to Russia and the Holy See
Pope Francis will not visit Kyiv as hoped and has suspended his meeting with Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, planned for…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Vatican’s diplomatic tightrope in Ukraine
Catholics worldwide celebrated Holy Week as the latest Russian offensive began in Ukraine. In this episode of Inside the Vatican, host Colleen Dulle …
4 years, 5 months ago
Pope Francis’ Holy Week plans
Crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square on April 10 for the Vatican’s first public Palm Sunday Mass in two years, and Pope Francis began the busiest li…
4 years, 5 months ago
Pope Francis apologizes to Indigenous residential school survivors
Last week, Pope Francis apologized to representatives of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit people for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s residen…
4 years, 5 months ago
Roundtable: Indigenous survivors of abuse in Canada's residential schools tell their stories to Pope Francis.
This week, Pope Francis is meeting with leaders of the First Nations, Metis, and Inuit people who have traveled to Rome from Canada. They want to tel…
4 years, 6 months ago
Pope Francis opens top Vatican jobs to laypeople
On Saturday, March 19, unexpectedly and with no fanfare, the Vatican published the new 54-page constitution for the Roman Curia, called “Praedicate E…
4 years, 6 months ago
Could Pope Francis visit Ukraine?
As Russian airstrikes on Ukraine continue and its ground efforts meet fierce resistance from the Ukrainian army, the Vatican is stepping up its effor…
4 years, 6 months ago
Deep Dive: Should there be a pope emeritus?
When Benedict XVI resigned as pope, he broke with 600 years of tradition and reshaped the papacy—possibly forever. As people live longer, it is likel…
4 years, 6 months ago
Pope Francis visits Russian embassy, calls for end to war
As a Russian military convoy, 40 miles long, makes its way to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Pope Francis is fighting for peace in Rome. The pope war…
4 years, 6 months ago
Why Pope Francis hasn’t called out Russia by name
Russian troops entered two breakaway regions of Eastern Ukraine on Monday, Feb. 21 and launched a full-scale invasion on Thursday, Feb. 24. The day b…
4 years, 7 months ago