Israeli Embassy Criticizes Cardinal Parolin’s Remarks on Civilian Death Toll in Gaza
The embassy argued that ‘in stark contrast’ to the Hamas assault, ‘IDF operations are conducted in full compliance with international law.’
The embassy argued that ‘in stark contrast’ to the Hamas assault, ‘IDF operations are conducted in full compliance with international law.’
Cardinal Parolin will deliver the remarks originally prepared for the Pope on Saturday.
COMMENTARY: The Holy See must denounce the Chinese government’s ongoing human rights injustices with unequivocal language.
The secretary of state, who is the second most powerful person in the Vatican after the Pope, addressed EWTN during the global Catholic television network’s 7th European affiliates meeting.
Cardinal Parolin’s visit will take place July 1-8.
The restrictions were extended to the end of May, according to a decree from the Vatican’s secretary of state.
In the same interview, the cardinal also confirmed that discussions are underway about a possible summit between Pope Francis and the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
China is a key country in the future of the Korean Peninsula. Cardinal Parolin has been the leading architect of the Vatican’s China policy.
The cardinal said that attendance at Sunday Masses in Italy is unbalanced in terms of the generations and cultures represented.
China was the subject of talks this week between Cardinal Parolin and the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who has argued that the agreement has failed to protect China’s Catholics from a crackdown on religious believers under President Xi Jinping.
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