Vatican urges world to support Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal
Pope Francis encouraged the discussions taking place between Azerbaijan and Armenia, while addressing the crowds at St. Peter’s …
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Erdoğan holds talks with Pope
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.
Pashinyan awarded Papal Order of Knighthood
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 …
Secretary of State of the Holy See to visit Azerbaijan
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 …
Vatican Secretary of State to visit Azerbaijan
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 …
Ambassador Ilgar Mukhtarov invites Pope to Azerbaijan
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 dies at 95
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 …
Turkish academic to teach Ottoman history in Vatican
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 thinks about leaving
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 wants to visit Kiev and Moscow
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 …
Elon Musk and Pope discuss future of humanity
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 …
Lavrov and Cardinal Secretary of State discuss humanitarian situation in Ukraine
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 …
Azerbaijani Embassy to be opened in Vatican
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 …
EU recognizes Sputnik V certificates issued by San Marino
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, brother of Pope emeritus Benedict, dies in Regensburg
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 …
Vatican reveals truth about 'Hitler's Pope'
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 tests negative for coronavirus
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 …
Ilham Aliyev and Mehriban Aliyeva meet with Pope Francis in Vatican
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 apologizes for slapping woman's hand on New Year
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 …
Pope Francis sends Syria's Assad letter
Pope Francis’s envoy told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a meeting of the Pope’s concerns for the humanitarian situation in northwest Syria, a Vatican spokesman said today. Cardinal Peter Kodwo …
