In a break with usual protocol, Leo stayed for a buffet lunch that the Peruvian Embassy organized for the invited diplomats and Vatican officials in the gardens.
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Is the Vatican considering Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invitation?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Junno Arocho Esteves, international correspondent for OSV News, joins host Colleen Dulle to explain what factors the Vatican is likely weighing in its decision-making on whether or not to join the “Board of Peace.”
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Vatican secretary of state: Pope Leo evaluating Trump’s invitation to join Board of Peace
“I believe I read that Italy is also considering whether or not to join,” Cardinal Parolin said, according to Avvenire, the newspaper of the Italian bishops’ conference. “We too have received this invitation: the pope has received the invitation, and we are considering what to do; we are looking into it.”
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Top Vatican official calls violence in Minneapolis ‘unacceptable’
Cardinal Pietro Parolin urges restraint by federal agents as Catholic bishops in the United States criticize immigration enforcement tactics.
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Pope Leo: You cannot separate Scripture and Tradition
“The Word of God,” Leo said, “is not fossilized, but rather it is a living and organic reality that develops and grows in Tradition.”
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Pope Leo appeals for end to antisemitism, prejudice, genocide
Pope Leo XIV called for an end to all antisemitism, prejudice, oppression and persecution worldwide.
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Three things that made John Allen a ‘must read’
Remembering John L. Allen Jr., the legendary Vatican reporter who died this week at age 61 after a long battle with cancer
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Vatican expert John Allen shaped a generation of Catholic reporters
John L. Allen Jr., the fastidious American journalist who demystified Vatican affairs for English speakers for decades, died today after a three-year battle with stomach cancer. He had just turned 61.
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Vatican weighs joining Trump’s Board of Peace but calls for respect for international law
The Vatican’s second-highest-ranking official, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said the Holy See received the invitation and is considering whether to join Trump’s initiative.
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Pope Leo receives two lambs in ancient St. Agnes tradition
Adding some sweetness to the usual general audience-focused Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV was presented with two lambs Jan. 21 as part of an ancient Roman Catholic tradition marking the feast of St. Agnes of Rome.