Cardinal Pietro Parolin

The Holy See will not participate in the proposed “Board of Peace,” reaffirming its distinctive diplomatic identity and its longstanding commitment to multilateralism centered on the United Nations.

On November 21, 2025, Pope Leo XIV received the President of the Democratic Republic of East Timor, Mr. José Manuel Ramos-Horta, in a private audience at the Vatican Apostolic Palace.

Representatives of Vietnam and the Holy See held a bilateral meeting in the Vatican to discuss the current situation of the Catholic Church in the Southeast Asian nation.

The message, “More than Wi-Fi or hashtags, today His Word connects us,” set the tone for the opening day of the Jubilee for Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers, as thousands of online evangelizers from around the world gathered in Rome to pray, reflect, and encounter one another as one Church, digitally connected, yet spiritually united.

Pope Francis expressed deep sorrow over a tragic attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, whichclaimed five lives, including that of a child, and injured more than 200 people on December 21.

On 25 Nov, Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, United Nations Office and Specialised Agencies in Geneva voiced here last week His Holiness Pope Francis’s calls to stop producing and using landmines in the world.

At the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin emphasized the need for reforms in global governance to ensure respect for human rights and address modern challenges on November 19.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Secretary of State, spoke to reporters at an event at Gregorian University, offering his best wishes to US President-elect Donald Trump.

Pope Francis offered his condolences to the victims of a coal mine explosion in eastern Iraq on Saturday night, marking one of the worst mining disasters in the country’s history.

Pope Francis expressed his solidarity with the people of Vietnam on the death of their former president Nguyen Phu Trong.

“In this issue the religious leader has a voice to say something and to add motivation to the present commitment of the world to tackle this issue,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin said.

As a two-day Caritas Internationalis conference gets underway in Paris, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and various keynote speakers highlight the harsh realities and injustices many women face around the world, and pledge to work together to create a more just and equal society for all.

The three-day program will feature speeches by renowned speakers from around the world, panel discussions, and dialogues on the themes of faith, identity, and cohesion.