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MONEYVAL – Vatican: Mutual Evaluation Report

– The measures taken to combat money laundering were rated as “significant”. Olga Sakun – Vatican City MONEYVAL has published a Mutual Evaluation Report that assesses the effectiveness of the Holy See and Vatican’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures. The overall assessment of these measures is positive: on five counts, the Vatican jurisdiction was […]

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“Astonishment, Worship and Synod”

– Column editor Reflections by the Vatican News Editor-in-Chief on the Pope’s words from a recent sermon. “If there is no amazement and worship, then there will be no path leading to the Lord. There will be no synod, nothing will be … “. This phrase, added impromptu during the sermon at the Mass of […]

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Amoris laetitia: what have we achieved?

– The Vatican is organizing a meeting to review the actualization of Pope Francis’s post-synodal message. Olga Sakun – Vatican City From June 9-12, the Department of Laity, Family and Life Affairs will host a webinar entitled “Amoris laetitia: Where Are We? Strategies for the Pastoral Application of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Admonition ”. The meeting […]

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Pope met with the President of Austria

Pope Francis at a meeting with the President of Austria (Vatican Media) On June 7, Pope Francis received Alexander Van der Bellen, President of the Republic of Austria, at a private audience at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. Victor Vladimirov – Vatican City According to the Vatican Press Hall, during the friendly meeting, good bilateral relations […]

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Pope appointed Ivan Yurkovich nuncio in Canada

– Pope Francis appointed Monsignor Ivan Yurkovich, titular Archbishop of Krbava, formerly the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva and the World Trade Organization, as the Apostolic Nuncio in Canada, as well as the representative of the Holy See to the International Organization for Migration. Read also 06/03/2020 Vatican: […]

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The Vatican has defended the rights of national minorities

Monsignor Janusz Urbanczyk Monsignor Janusz Urbanczyk, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe), spoke at a regular meeting of the Permanent Council of this body. The focus was on the report of the High Commissioner for National Minorities, ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Kairat Abdrakhmanov. […]

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U.S. recognizes Vatican financial rules for customer due diligence

Vatican Institute of Religious Affairs (IOR) The Internal Revenue Service has designated the Holy See and the Vatican City State as a high financial security and customer due diligence jurisdiction. Victor Vladimirov – Vatican City The laws of the Vatican City State and the Holy See, which have increased transparency and oversight in financial matters […]

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Negative theology for the 21st century

– On June 3 and 4, Rome will host an international conference on negative (apophatic) theology. The conference is organized by the Pontifical Theological Academy and the Theological Faculty of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. Olga Sakun – Vatican City “Negative theology,” the organizers said in the informational message, “characterized the approach of […]

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The Holy See officially became a WHO Observer State

World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters in Geneva (REUTERS) On May 31, during the plenary meeting of the 74th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, a resolution was approved on the “Participation of the Holy See in the World Health Organization”. According to a document adopted by consensus, the Holy See officially became an […]

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Pope Francis changed the system of punishment in the Church

– The revision of the canons on sanctions was initiated by order of Pope Benedict XVI. Olga Sakun – Vatican City The apostolic constitution of Pope Francis Pascite gregem Dei was promulgated, which reform the Sixth Book of the Code of Canon Law – “Sanctions in the Church”. “On the path of her earthly wandering,” […]