The peaceful means of diplomacy must be used to seek global solutions to the serious injustices that cause so many conflicts in the world, Pope Francis said.
This "urgently demands a reconfiguration of multilateral diplomacy, with the aim of providing effective responses to
Ivan D. Soltanovsky officially began his mission as ambassador to the Holy See, four months after his predecessor left Rome. Soltanovsky, 68, presented the letters to the pope Sept. 18 at the Vatican, and also met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary
Every member of the international community must play a part in addressing the many problems affecting the world, Pope Francis told diplomats.
"Despite the challenges and setbacks, we must never lose hope in our efforts to build a world in which a sense
The new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, Joe Donnelly, officially began his duties April 11, presenting his letters of credential to Pope Francis.
Donnelly, 66, is a former member of the House of Representatives and the Senate. U.S. President Joe Biden nominated
President Joe Biden will nominate Catholic lawyer Joseph Donnelly of Indiana, a former member of the U.S. House and Senate, to be the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.
The White House announced Biden's pick for the ambassador post Oct. 8. The nomination