Vatican diplomacy
‘There is still time.’ The Vatican assesses its influence as war breaks out in Ukraine.
By Claire Giangravé — February 24, 2022
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When it comes to the Vatican’s diplomatic arsenal to promote peace in Ukraine, there are two main channels: diplomacy and ecumenism.
Pope Francis decries ‘madness’ of war in Ukraine but doesn’t condemn Russia
By Claire Giangravé — February 9, 2022
(RNS) — A Greek-Catholic Ukrainian prelate, meanwhile, believes that a visit by the pope could promote peace far more than any public condemnation.
In Rome, Pompeo and Brownback invoke glory days of US-Vatican alliance
By Claire Giangravé — October 2, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Invoking the alliance between President Ronald Reagan and St. John Paul II, the secretary of state and Vatican officials stressed religious freedom and other issues on which the current president and pope agree.
The Vatican and China: Making the best of a bad situation
By Thomas Reese — February 20, 2018
(RNS) — The bottom line is that the Chinese government can do whatever it wants to the Catholic Church in China, and no one can do anything about it.
Scandals in the Catholic Church: Bad news and good news
By Thomas Reese — September 19, 2017
(RNS) — 'The Vatican is injuring itself by not being more forthcoming in handling accusations of child abuse against one of its diplomats,' writes Tom Reese.
The Audacity of Pope: The ‘Francis Doctrine’ puts the Vatican back on the world stage
By David Gibson — June 3, 2014
(RNS) In a world of heart-wrenching suffering, leaders from President Obama to Russia's Vladimir Putin often seem like helpless actors controlled by events rather than directing them. Pope Francis also risks that fate.
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