Vatican’s Response to Venezuela Leaves Observers Perplexed
COMMENTARY: The Maduro regime has been an 11-year nightmare for the people of Venezuela.
COMMENTARY: The Maduro regime has been an 11-year nightmare for the people of Venezuela.
ANALYSIS: The Vatican’s diplomacy — at the service of people and, first of all, at the service of peace — presents many challenges.
COMMENTARY: Ukraine last month received what it has been demanding for months — an unequivocal condemnation of Russia for its aggressive war by the Holy See.
COMMENTARY: This diplomatic policy means that Catholics under persecution by repressive regimes such as Nicaragua, China and Venezuela should not expect rhetorical support from the Vatican.
COMMENTARY: Despite intensive efforts, the Holy See finds itself strangely isolated.
An interview with Msgr. Steven Otellini, a California pastor who served with the Vatican Diplomatic Corps.
BOOK REVIEW: Victor Gaetan’s recent book explains how the Church does diplomacy and why the Vatican and United States don’t often see eye-to-eye.
Attended by government officials and justices, the Mass is offered to invoke God’s blessing upon civic leaders for the coming year.
“Lebanon is more than a country — it is a message of freedom and an example of pluralism for East and West.” —Pope St. John Paul II
NEWS ANALYSIS: As we enter a new decade, a retrospective on the Holy Father’s impact on the international stage offers an insight into one of the most important aspects of his pontificate.
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