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Victor Gaetan

Victor Gaetan

Victor Gaetan is a senior correspondent for the National Catholic Register, focusing on international issues. He also writes for Foreign Affairs magazine, The American Spectator and the Washington Examiner. He contributed to Catholic News Service for several years. The Catholic Press Association of North America has given his articles four first place awards, including Individual Excellence, over the last five years. Gaetan received a license (B.A.) in Ottoman and Byzantine Studies from Sorbonne University in Paris, an M.A. from the Fletcher School of International Law and Diplomacy, and a Ph.D. in Ideology in Literature from Tufts University. His book God’s Diplomats: Pope Francis, Vatican Diplomacy, and America’s Armageddon will be published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2021.

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(L) Father Tadeusz Hoppe holds cross in left hand, on his right-hand side Cardinal František Tomášek blesses the worshippers. (B-L) Ecumenical meeting in Father Tadeusz Hoppe's apartment in Odessa. (R) Father Hoppe was the eyes and ears of the Vatican for the southern Soviet Union. Every Easter and Christmas he took a two-country trek, by train, plane, and taxi or bus to offer the Mass in Odessa and Kyiv, Ukraine and Chisinau, Moldova.

Dispatch From Odessa: Mystery of the Only Latin Catholic Church Open in Southern Ukraine Under Communism

Parishioners recall a dedicated pastor; Today, bishop covers both Ukraine and Russia.

Victor Gaetan World August 27, 2021

Book cover of Msgr. Gabriel Quicke's ‘A Spiritual Discovery of Christians in the Middle East’

Missionary Reports Positive Stories of Holy See Engagement in Middle East

An interview with Msgr. Gabriel Quicke, author of ‘A Spiritual Discovery of Christians in the Middle East’

Victor Gaetan Interviews December 15, 2020

Under duress, Armenia signed a Russian-brokered peace deal with Azerbaijan. The territory in turquoise, including the town of Shushi (in gray oval) was taken by Azeri military force in November and retained in the peace agreement of Nov. 10. Shushi has been part of the Armenian ‘cradle of Christianity’ for centuries; Armenia adopted Christianity even before Rome did.

Experts: Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Is Christian Genocide Under the Pretext of War

NEWS ANALYSIS: Memories of the genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Turks 100 years ago are still fresh.

Victor Gaetan World November 16, 2020

The extraordinary cathedral is designated a World Historical Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Erdoğan Drops His Mask, and the Hammer, on Hagia Sophia: The Caliphate Is Back

NEWS ANALYSIS: When Turkey’s president announced the historic church would revert to a mosque, he effectively declared an end to modern Turkey’s identity.

Victor Gaetan World July 22, 2020

Above, Father Tomas Halik meets with Pope John Paul II in November 1989.

Imagine Being Ordained, but You Cannot Tell Your Catholic Mother You’re a Priest

Father Tomas Halik on how Soviet-occupied Czechoslovakia’s Catholic Church survived and came out stronger.

Victor Gaetan Interviews July 11, 2020

Archduke Michael Habsburg-Lothringen poses in front of the Hungarian Parliament.

Hungary’s Secret Weapon: Catholic Nobility

An Interview With Archduke Michael Habsburg-Lothringen

Victor Gaetan Interviews March 7, 2020

Above, Iraqi-American analyst Abbas Kadhim, director of the Atlantic Council’s Iraq Initiative, invited Pope Francis to Iraq when they met in February 2018.

Catholic-Shiite Dialogue: A Parallel Reality as Conflict Grows Between US and Iran

NEWS ANALYSIS

Victor Gaetan World January 30, 2020

At age 34, Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz is one of the Polish government’s youngest leaders.

Strong Economy and Catholic Outlook Lead to Poland’s Expanded International Role

Deputy foreign minister says his country, the homeland of John Paul II, stands for the rights of the oppressed.

Victor Gaetan World November 12, 2019

Above, the Habsburgs pose for a family photo in 2018; below, Cardinal József Mindszenty met with Empress Zita in 1972; and a map from Wikimedia shows the Austro-Hungarian Empire in terms of its ethnic groups.

Prayers — and Royalty — Never Die: The Habsburg Dynasty

The powerful family faith story continues in today’s generation.

Victor Gaetan World October 21, 2019

Cardinal Jaime Ortega

Cardinal Jaime Ortega: A Product of Two Castros, Three Popes, One Discreet US Hand

NEWS ANALYSIS: Havana’s retired archbishop’s July 26 death compels a review of his complex legacy.

Victor Gaetan World August 21, 2019

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