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Conclave: First ballot fails to elect pope

May 7, 2025
As expected, the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect the next pope on their first ballot.
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks as he participates in a bilateral meeting with British Foreign Minister David Lammy at the Commerzbank in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2025.

JD Vance announces trip to Rome, meeting at Vatican

April 17, 2025
U.S. Vice President JD Vance will be in Rome April 18 and has meetings planned with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, his office said.
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Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla greet Pope Francis during a visit at the Vatican April 9, 2025

Britain’s royal couple meet Pope Francis at the Vatican

April 10, 2025
Although they postponed their official state visit to the Vatican because of Pope Francis' health, Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla met privately with the pope April 9, the Vatican press office said.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posts on X March 14, 2025, about a conversation he had with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.

As ceasefire talk continues, Zelenskyy says he spoke with Cardinal Parolin

March 14, 2025
As the United States continues to attempt to broker a ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke with the Vatican secretary of state.
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compass on a rock

Editorial: High Hopes for the Jubilee

January 24, 2025
A survey of the news hardly inspires hope.
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Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, addresses the COP29 Leaders Climate Action Summit Nov. 13, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Selfishness is blocking progress on climate change, cardinal says

November 14, 2024
Efforts to slow climate change and mitigate its impact, particularly on the poor, are being thwarted by selfishness, the Vatican secretary of state told world leaders at the COP29 climate conference.
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