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Gallagher receives Chile's new ambassador, James Sydney Sinclair Manley
Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, this morning received Chile's new ambassador to the Holy See, James Sydney Sinclair Manley, for the presentation of the copy of his Letters of Credence, the Secretariat of State reports.
Paul Richard Gallagher e James Sydney Sinclair Manley / Paul Richard Gallagher and James Sydney Sinclair Manley REPORT | Il Giornale: unease in the Vatican over Parolin's remark on "reshaping" the pontificate
REPORT | According to Il Giornale, there is unease in the Vatican over Pietro Parolin's remark that the Pope "will reshape his pontificate, if it is necessary to reshape it" (our translation). On Friday the Secretary of State clarified that he was referring to papal travel: "for instance, at least with regard to this next trip" to Latin America (our translation). Nico Spuntoni writes that "among prelates and insiders the judgement remains unanimous" that using the verb "reshape" was "inappropriate" (our translation). Unnamed sources; no official confirmation. #LeoXIV #Parolin #Vatican
Pietro Parolin / Pietro Parolin Parolin: “Procreation is a gift”
Pietro Parolin at the Catholic University conference “The Splendour of the Human”: “Procreation is a gift, the fruit of conjugal love.”
(Source: Vatican News) #Vatican #ParolinParolin: “positive signs”, no resignation letter
🔴 Pietro Parolin on Pope Leo XIV's health: “The signs we are seeing are undoubtedly positive signs,” “it was a successful operation,” and his convalescence is “perfectly in line with what the doctors predicted.”
A precautionary resignation letter? “No, no. Not that.” Rumours of a months-long flying ban are “just talk for the moment”: trips will depend on “how he comes out of hospital” and on the doctors' advice.
On the call with Putin: “It was the Holy Father who took the initiative” for the civilians of Oleshky. Will Putin agree? “I think so.”
(Source: SIR) #LeoXIV #Vatican #ParolinParolin: “readjusting” referred to papal trips
Pietro Parolin clarified his remarks yesterday about “readjusting the pontificate”: he was referring to papal trips, “for instance, at least with regard to this next trip” to Latin America.
Speaking on the sidelines of an event at the Catholic University, the Secretary of State said “the surgery went well, the hospital stay seems to be going well, and so does the convalescence.” #LeoXIV #Vatican #ParolinParolin meets Iraq's foreign minister
Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin met Iraq's foreign minister at the Vatican. #Vatican #Iraq #LeoXIV
Holy See at the UN: disarmament and rules for AI in weapons
At the 81st UN General Assembly, Archbishop El Kassis, the Holy See's Permanent Observer, calls for disarmament to build peace and for an instrument regulating artificial intelligence in weapons. In another committee he stresses eradicating hunger. #Vatican
Parolin receives Dominican President Abinader
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, together with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations, received the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, at the Secretariat of State. Talks focused on good bilateral relations, the regional situation, conflicts and transnational organised crime. Source: Holy See Press Office Bulletin.