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Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates Mass for peace in Ukraine on Thursday in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, Nov. 17, 2022. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez / CNA

Fiducia Supplicans "has touched a very sensitive point": Vatican Secretary of State

Jan 13, 2024

The Vatican’s secretary of state acknowledged the divided reaction to Fiducia Supplicans, which allows nonliturgical blessings for couples in “irregular” situations.

Screenshot of Pietro Cardinal Parolin addressing journalists in Dakar, Senegal on 10 December 2023. Credit: DAKARACTU

Vatican Secretary of State Lauds Muslim-Christian “respectful coexistence” in Senegal

Dec 12, 2023

The Vatican Secretary of State has lauded the “peaceful and respectful coexistence” between Muslims and Christians in the West African nation of Senegal.

Pietro Cardinal Parolin arrives in Rumbek Diocese. Credit: Rumbek Diocese

“Fear is driven out by perfect love”: Vatican Secretary of State to South Sudanese

Aug 20, 2023

Fear is an enemy of peace, and it makes people weak and fragile, Pietro Cardinal Parolin has said in his message to the people of God in South Sudan on the last day of his four-day visit to the East Central African country.

Pietro Cardinal Parolin during Holy Mass at Holy Family Cathedral of Rumbek Diocese. Credit: Rumbek Diocese

Vatican Cardinal Calls on South Sudanese to “abandon old ways”, Seek Reconciliation

Aug 19, 2023

The Vatican Secretary of State concluded his four-day visit to South Sudan on August 17 by calling upon the people of God in the country to abandon they old ways of war and division, and to work towards conversion in their pursuit of peace and reconciliation.

Pietro Cardinal Parolin addressing returnees ad refugees at their camp in the Catholic Diocese of Malakal in South Sudan. Credit: John Amuom, RadioVoice of Love, Catholic Diocese of Malakal

“We feel very sorry for you”: Vatican Secretary of State to Refugees, Returnees from Sudan

Aug 17, 2023

The Vatican Secretary of State who arrived in South Sudan on August 14 on a four-day visit has comforted returnees and refugees in the Catholic Diocese of Malakal, who were displaced by the Sudan war that started on April 15 and expressed the closeness of the Holy Father with them.

Pietro Cardinal Parolin g with President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Monday, August 14 in Juba. Credit: Office of the President of South Sudan

Vatican Official Urges South Sudanese to Remain Committed to Peace and Reconciliation

Aug 15, 2023

The Vatican Secretary of State who arrived in South Sudan on August 14 has urged the people of God in the East-Central African country to continue working towards building a united and peaceful nation by embracing the spirit of peace and reconciliation.

Archbishop Stephen Ameyu Martin receives Pietro Cardinal Parolin upon arrival in Juba. Credit: Sudan/South Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference

Vatican Secretary of State to Meet Returnees from Sudan in Four-Day Visit to South Sudan

Aug 14, 2023

The Vatican Secretary of State has arrived in South Sudan, with the intention to meet people fleeing violence from neighboring Sudan, among other activities lined up for his four-day stay in the East Central African country.

Bishop Yunan Tombe Trille, delivering the message of members of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC). Credit: Courtesy Photo

Vatican Cardinal’s Visit an “encouragement to remain vigilant”: Bishops in Sudan, S. Sudan

Jul 11, 2022

Catholic Bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have, in a collective statement, described the visit of the Vatican Secretary of State to the East-Central African nation as an “encouragement” for the people of God in the two neighboring countries “to remain vigilant” before the realization of Pope Francis’ the postponed ecumenical trip.

Pietro Cardinal Parolin with Seminarians from St. Paul Major Seminary after the Mass in Juba. Credit: ACI Africa

Take Advantage of “time of your formation”: Vatican Cardinal to South Sudanese Seminarians

Jul 8, 2022

On the last day of his official visit to South Sudan, the Vatican Secretary of State has urged Major Seminarians in the East-Central African nation to take advantage of their years of Seminary formation. 

Pietro Cardinal Parolin and President Salva Kiir. Credit: Office of the President - Republic of South Sudan/Facebook

Wage War for “peace and development”: Vatican Secretary to South Sudanese Authorities

Jul 7, 2022

The Vatican Secretary of State who is currently visiting South Sudan has told authorities in the East-Central African that the only “necessary fight” should be the one toward “peace and development”.

Pietro Cardinal Parolin addressing journalists after his arrival in Juba on 5 July 2022. Credit: ACI Africa

Pope Francis “very much concerned about peace, reconciliation in South Sudan”: Secretary

Jul 5, 2022

The Vatican Secretary of State who is currently visiting South Sudan has said that Pope Francis is “very much concerned” about the progress of efforts towards lasting peace and reconciliation in the East-Central African nation.

Pietro Cardinal Parolin in Kiev, Ukraine, in 2017. | Shutterstock.

Vatican State Secretary’s South Sudan Trip “doesn’t replace” Pope Francis’ Visit: Bishop

Jul 5, 2022

The visit of the Vatican Secretary of State to South Sudan on the day Pope Francis was previously scheduled to arrive in the East-Central African nation “doesn’t replace” the visit of the Holy Father to the country, a Catholic Bishop in the country has said.

Pope Francis says Mass at the chapel of Santa Marta in the Vatican, Sept. 11, 2018. Vatican Media.

Sunday Mass Should Be the Culmination of all Parish Activities, Vatican Cardinal Says

Aug 24, 2021

After pandemic lockdowns led to the suspension of Catholic liturgies in many parts of the world, the Sunday Mass must be reaffirmed as the source and summit of parish life, the Vatican Secretary of State said in a message sent Monday on behalf of the pope.