Vatican’s Ambassador During Iraq War: Under Saddam Hussein ‘the Church Was Respected’
In the weeks before the U.S. invasion Pope John Paul II had pressed for peace.
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Cardinal Filoni on the Mission of the Church in Current Times
According to the cardinal, a watershed moment was the speech of St. Paul VI at the Campidoglio — the city hall of Rome — on April 16, 1966.
Who Is Benedict XVI? Cardinal Filoni Shares His Testimony
‘I can testify first of all to his profound and very high moral and intellectual honesty.’
Cardinal: Renewal of Knights of the Holy Sepulchre Goes Deeper Than Swords
In a May 12 reflection on the order’s website, Lieutenant General Agostino Borromeo said that the first text for the investment of knights was dated 1623.
Cardinal Filoni: Iraqi Christians Have the Fundamental Human Right to Remain on Their Historic Lands
The current grand master of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, who served as apostolic nuncio to Iraq during the 2003 American bombing of Baghdad, discusses the high stakes of the upcoming papal trip to this ancient locale of the faith.
Three Countries Get First Cardinal Ever
As of tomorrow, bishops from Burma, Tonga and Cape Verde will become members of the College of Cardinals.
