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Moscow: no plans yet for papal envoy’s visit (Tass)

While Cardinal Matteo Zuppi is in Kyiv this week for peace talks, a Russian government spokesman says that the papal envoy has not yet scheduled a visit to Moscow. The spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters that the Russian leader expected to hear from Cardinal Zuppi after the prelate’s visit to Kyiv. As […]

Cardinal Zuppi, papal envoy, in Kyiv for peace talks (Vatican Press Office)

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi is making a two-day visit to Kyiv, June 4-5, as the personal representative of Pope Francis, hoping to lay the groundwork for a ceasefire in Ukraine. The Vatican press office said that the purpose of his visit is “to listen in depth to the Ukrainian authorities about possible ways to achieve a […]

Pope Francis to sign human fraternity document with Nobel laureates in St. Peter’s Square

St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. / Credit: Alexander_Peterson/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Jun 5, 2023 / 12:20 pm (CNA). Nobel laureates, Grammy-winner Andrea Bocelli, and several former heads of state will join Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday night for the World Meeting on Human Fraternity. The June 10 event, called “#Not Alone,” will […]

Pope Francis to Sign Human Fraternity Document with Nobel Laureates in St. Peter’s Square

Calin Stan Pope Francis will join the event two hours later to listen to what emerged in the working group discussions, sign the human fraternity document, and join the symbolic embrace. Nobel laureates who have confirmed their participation in the World Meeting on Human Fraternity include Iraqi human rights advocate Nadia Murad, Congolese gynecologist Denis […]

Rebuilding a Faithful Society

Detail of a photo of Our Lady Of Guadalupe Mission Church in Frankford, Delaware, on July 4, 2021 COMMENTARY: What once was a broad cultural glue binding American society together has become the de facto turf of particular classes.