Cardinal Pietro Parolin
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Cardinal Parolin urges UN to return to founding ideals
The Vatican Secretary of State asked the United Nations Monday to return to its founding ideals to protect the common... Read more
Mike Pompeo: Holy See's moral witness needed in China
Reflecting Friday on the state of the 2018 Vatican-China deal, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo noted that the human... Read more
Cardinal Parolin: Vatican-China deal can help ‘normalize life of the Church’
The Vatican expects to renew its interim deal with China on the appointment of bishops, as part of efforts to... Read more
Cardinal calls for Marian devotion to be protected from mafia exploitation
During a visit to a Marian shrine in southern Italy this week the Vatican Secretary of State issued a warning... Read more
Cardinal Parolin in Lebanon: The Church, Pope Francis are with you after Beirut explosion
Cardinal Pietro Parolin told Lebanese Catholics at a Mass in Beirut Thursday that Pope Francis is close to them, and... Read more
Cardinal Parolin stresses ‘spiritual consonance’ between Pope Francis and Benedict XVI
Cardinal Pietro Parolin has written an introduction to a book describing the continuity between Pope Francis and his predecessor Pope... Read more
Cardinal Parolin: Church financial scandals ‘must not be covered up’
In an interview Thursday, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, spoke about uncovering financial scandal, saying that hiding... Read more
Cardinal Parolin in Ars for feast of St John Vianney
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, was in Ars Tuesday for the feast of St. John Vianney, the patron... Read more
Cardinal Parolin says he hopes closed churches will reopen soon
Vatican cardinal hopes churches will reopen "as soon as possible" Read more
Cardinal Zen: 'Parolin manipulates the pope,' and Vatican's China policy is 'immoral'
Cardinal Joseph Zen published Saturday a blog post accusing the Vatican’s secretary of state of manipulating Pope Francis, and continuing... Read more
Cardinal Zen to Congressmen: China wants Vatican 'surrender'
Cardinal Joseph Zen, the archbishop emeritus of Hong Kong, told CNA that the situation is dire for the Church in... Read more
Parolin: On McCarrick report release, Pope Francis has 'final word'
Pope Francis will make the final decision on when to publish a highly-anticipated report on former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Vatican... Read more
The Vatican and IDI financial scandal: A CNA explainer
Here’s the IDI scandal in a nutshell: Read more
Cardinal Zen: 'Parolin is manipulating the Holy Father' on China deal
Cardinal Joseph Zen, former bishop of Hong Kong, has renewed his criticism of the Vatican-China deal, warning that he thinks... Read more
On papal flight, Pope Francis talks Vatican financial scandal
Although investigators are looking into a controversial Vatican investment in a luxury London property development, whether the deal was corrupt... Read more
Cardinal Parolin says he arranged controversial hospital loan, Papal Foundation grant
The Vatican Secretary of State told CNA this week that he is responsible for arranging a controversial loan for the... Read more
Becciu says $200 million London property deal was ‘accepted practice’
Cardinal Angelo Becciu has denied any impropriety in a real estate investment made with Vatican funds and insisted that he... Read more
China marks 70 years of communism and human rights abuses
On Tuesday, the People’s Republic of China marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the country’s communist regime. While... Read more
At UN, Holy See requests increased aid for Middle Eastern Christians
As displaced Christians return to their homes in the Middle East, the Vatican Secretary of State encouraged U.N. representatives Friday... Read more
Holy See and Trump administration oppose abortion at UN General Assembly
President Donald Trump and Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin have challenged world leaders to protect unborn human life. Both... Read more
