#Diplomacy

Mongolia. Card. Marengo: “The Pope’s visit was a grace, a gift. His message is a blueprint for our lives”

“A dynamic Church whose joy in the faith is not interested in large numbers or external recognition, but seeks to…

Diplomacy. Ferrara: “The Pope directs his gaze on the people and not on the state apparatus”

“The diplomatic activity of the Holy See is becoming increasingly important”, the Ambassador told SIR, adding that “Cardinal Zuppi’s forthcoming…

WYD 2023. Card. Zuppi: “From Lisbon the joyful image of a Church that walks together”

Cardinal Zuppi presented a preliminary assessment of the WYD in Lisbon to the news media of the Italian Episcopal Conference.…

Cardinal Zuppi’s meeting with President Biden. Ferrara (Ambassador): “Every tile in the complex mosaic of peace is a step forward”

In an interview with SIR, Ambassador Pasquale Ferrara, Director General for Political and Security Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign…

Council of Europe: Ukraine, meeting between Secretary Pejčinović Burić and President Zelenskyy

Xi Jinping visit to Moscow. Francesco Sisci: “The peace accord must be multilateral”

The ‘diplomatic mission’ of the Chinese president to the Russian capital ended this morning with an unprecedented 12-point ‘peace plan’…

Politi ( NATO): “Zelensky is attempting a ‘grand slam’. It would be best to aim at stopping the war”

People fighting the war in Ukraine and those following it from a distance are looking forward to a sweeping victory,…

Ukraine. Fabbri (Domino): “Francis as mediator? It was a possible option, but it’s hard to mediate between unwilling parties”

Ukrainian President Zelensky secured the United States’ green light for the deployment of the Patriot missile system, yet during his…

Vittorio Emanuele Parsi: “We must defend democracy. An unjust peace is known as surrender”

In the view of Vittorio Emanuele Parsi, Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences at…

Biden/Xi Jinping meeting. Sisci: “A restraint system to avoid unchecked downward spirals.”

Yesterday’s meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali, Indonesia, on the sidelines of the…

 Holy See-China Provisional Agreement extended. Chiaretto Yan (from Beijing): “Church in China is moving in the right direction”

Speaking to SIR, Mr. Chiaretto Yan, visiting Professor at the Beijing National Seminary and Chinese member of the Focolare Movement,…