Christian plight, it is now time for a diplomacy of the truth

di Andrea GagliarducciMonday Vatican, Occhi apertiPubblicato il Nessun commento

The time for the diplomacy of truth came into play when the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue released a strongly worded statement last Aug. 12. For the first time, a Vatican dicastery listed all the horrible acts of the Caliphate, subtly reminding the secular world that it was the secularist Kemal Ataturk in Turkey who …

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Pope Francis, the diplomacy of prayer and dialogue

di Andrea GagliarducciMonday VaticanPubblicato il Nessun commento

 The “nota verbale” (verbal note) sent by the Vatican’s Secretariat of State to all the ambassadors accredited to the Holy See represents Pope Francis’ most recent initiative to promote peace. It is through persuasion, dialogue and prayer that Pope Francis hopes to influence current armed conflicts, to bring them to an end. In the meantime, …

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