The assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Executive Director of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Anar Alakbarov met with the Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti. The meeting …
Pope Francis encouraged the discussions taking place between Azerbaijan and Armenia, while addressing the crowds at St. Peter’s …
The Supreme Ruler of the Holy See held talks with the President of Türkiye. The parties discussed the escalation of the Middle East conflict and issues of its resolution.
The Holy See's Envoy to Armenia Archbishop Jose Avelino Bettencourt presented Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan with the Order of Knight of the Grand Cross of Pope Pius IX, one of the highest honours of the Holy See, the …
A delegation led by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, will visit Azerbaijan on July 8-11. The visit will include …
Today, after the ceremony of presenting credentials to Pope Francis, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the Vatican Ilgar Mukhtarov met with Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. At the meeting, Pietro Parolin said that he would visit …
Today, new Azerbaijani Ambassador to the Vatican Ilgar Mukhtarov presented his credentials to Pope Francis. He conveyed the greetings of President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva to the head of the Roman Catholic Church, …
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has passed away at the age of 95, a representative of the Holy See press office said on Saturday. The German cardinal and renowned theologian Joseph Ratzinger served as the head of the Catholic Church from …
Canan Parmaksızoğlu Aksoy is the first Turkish and Muslim academic to teach at a prestigious Vatican school. Moreover, she will be the first lecturer to teach Ottoman history at the heart of the papacy. Aksoy, who long worked in the …
Pope Francis did not rule out that he could retire because of his health. "I don't think I can continue to travel at the same pace", he said at a press conference on board the plane on the way from Canada. …
Pope Francis hopes to visit Russia and Ukraine after returning from Canada later in the month, he said in an interview with Reuters. According to him, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin had discussed a possible visit to …
American billionaire Elon Musk met with Pope Francis. The entrepreneur wrote on Twitter that the meeting was a "great honour" for him. Musk also posted a photo of himself, the Pope, and his four children. The private …
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. The parties discussed humanitarian issues related to the conflict in Ukraine. "In connection with the concern expressed by …
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on ensuring the activity of the Azerbaijani Embassy in the Vatican. In accordance with the decree, the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan was instructed to resolve the issues of …
The European Commission has moved to recognize COVID-19 vaccination certificates issued in San Marino, where Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is widely used. According to the commission’s statement, the decision was …
Georg Ratzinger, the older brother of the Pope emeritus, died Wednesday morning, aged 96. He had been hospitalized in Regensburg, the city where he lived the greater part of his long life. With his death, Joseph Ratzinger – who had desired …
Historians can now pore over secret files from the papacy of Pius XII, who has long faced accusations of being a Nazi sympathiser
Pope Francis has tested negative for coronavirus, according to the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said he had no immediate comment on the report, Reuters reported. Earlier, the …
On February 22, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva met with the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, in the Vatican …
Pope Francis apologized for having angrily slapped a woman’s arm when she had grabbed hold of his hand and yanked him toward her, saying he had lost his patience and set a “bad example”. Pope Francis had a sharp …
