Vatican approved the program of the visit of Pope Francis to the USA

On Tuesday, the Vatican announced a confirmed program for the visit of Pope Francis to the United States this September. The Pontiff will visit Washington, New York and Philadelphia. The papal visit includes a welcoming ceremony at the White House on September 23 and a personal meeting with President Obama. Vatican…

The Pope gave Putin an “angel of peace”

Pope Francis called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to make “great and sincere efforts to achieve peace” between the parties to the conflict in Ukraine. According to the Vatican press service, during a meeting that lasted about 50 minutes, the Pontiff and the Russian President agreed on...

Pope calls Mahmoud Abbas "angel of peace"

On May 16, Pope Francis received the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), at the Vatican. A few days ago, the Vatican announced its intention to sign the first treaty with the “state of Palestine.” During the meeting, the pontiff called the Palestinian leader an “angel of peace.” Having presented Abbas with the order...

Vatican officially recognized the state of Palestine

On Wednesday, it became known that the Vatican officially recognized the non-existent state of Palestine, as reported on May 13 by The Associated Press. As part of the agreement to be signed later, the Holy See will maintain diplomatic relations not with the PLO, as it was before, ...

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