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Young girls hold posters that translate to “Every Life is Important and Precious” at the March for Life in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Oct. 4, 2025.

March for life in Vilnius, Lithuania, draws thousands, inspires support for pro-life cause

Oct 6, 2025

By Bryan Lawrence Gonsalves

The March for Life in Lithuania on Saturday drew participants from across the nation as well as from neighboring countries... Read more

Archbishop Georg Gänswein has been the Vatican’s nuncio to the Baltic states since 2024.

Vatican diplomat says U.S. policy in Ukraine has disappointed Baltic allies

Jun 16, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus, Rudolf Gehrig

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the Vatican’s nuncio to the Baltic states, said the region has been disappointed with the current U.S.... Read more

Pope Francis meets Latvian foreign minister Edgars Rinkēvičs at the Vatican, March 14, 2022.

Latvia’s foreign minister: The Church must keep its moral compass

Mar 16, 2022

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Edgars Rinkēvičs met with Pope Francis on March 14. Read more

Pope Francis at the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on June 17, 2015.

Vatican confirms papal visit to Baltic nations in September

Mar 9, 2018

By Elise Harris

Rumors of a papal visit to the Baltic states this year have been going around for months, however, the Vatican... Read more

Is a papal trip to the Baltic countries on the horizon?

Jan 29, 2018

By Andrea Gagliarducci

A recent trip to Lithuania, taken by Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s “minister for foreign affairs”, has raised expectations... Read more