
Washington and the Vatican Strengthening Diplomatic Ties With Hanoi — for Different Reasons
NEWS ANALYSIS: Devout Vietnamese Catholics pray it helps their nation.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Devout Vietnamese Catholics pray it helps their nation.
COMMENTARY: Throughout his pontificate’s diplomacy of encounter, Francis has prioritized opening lines of communication ahead of seeking predetermined outcomes.
An Interview With Cardinal Giorgio Marengo
‘Along the way, in all the villages we passed through, there were people who were full of joy to see young people. I think we were the hope, somehow, for all the people who were seeing us and a hope for the country,’ recalls Bishop Christian Carlassare of the nine-day pilgrimage to meet Pope Francis.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Five reasons the Holy See prioritized this journey.
ANALYSIS: More than 200 delegates, including 130 bishops, representing 27 member countries, together with 40 cardinals, assembled for 19 days in October for the meeting of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences.
Christianity is surging in the landlocked South Asian democratic republic.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Dismissed by critics as representing only an extremist fringe, Meloni’s Brothers of Italy political party is now leading in polls taken ahead of the Sept. 25 national elections.
NEWS ANALYSIS: From Pope Benedict XV to Pope Francis, the supreme pontiffs have repeatedly sought to build bridges with the Russian Orthodox Church.
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