Cardinal Pietro Parolin Archives

Caring for the poor, the hungry ‘is who we are’ as church, cardinal says

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Sep 30, 2019

To those who ask why the Catholic Church seems to be “obsessed” with the poor, the Vatican’s secretary of state said, “The answer is simple. Because this is who we are.”

Vatican highlights Syria, Yemen as top concerns

Associated Press, Vatican
Sep 29, 2019

The Holy See is urging the international community to give special attention to the conflicts in Syria and Yemen to “put an end to the suffering of so many people.”

China-Vatican accord promotes Church’s pastoral work, speakers say

Catholic News Service, Church in Asia
Sep 27, 2019

The provisional agreement signed in 2018 by the Holy See and the Chinese government has “opened the way to the two most important things: pastoral activity and dialogue,” said Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli.

Solutions to save, protect forests needed ‘without delay,’ says cardinal

Amazon synod, Catholic News Service, Vatican
Sep 25, 2019

At a time of increasing urbanization, the “irreplaceable importance” of forests is being “taken for granted and underestimated,” the Vatican’s secretary of state said Sept. 23 at a high-level meeting at the United Nations.

Big winner in Italy’s meltdown may be center-left devotee of Padre Pio

News Analysis
Aug 30, 2019

The unlikely big winner in Italy’s political chaos seems Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, a previously obscure law professor and a strong devotee of Padre Pio who comes out of the center-left circles around the late Italian Cardinal Achille Silvestrini.

Africa needs courageous Catholics to tackle its challenges, speakers say

Catholic News Service, Church in Africa
Jul 22, 2019

The Church in Africa needs courageous Catholics who will become involved in the continent’s challenges, said participants at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar.