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Reconstruction for World Heritage Cultural Properties

03/23/2017. Engage together to preserve and pass on the heritage to future generations.

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AB Gallagher on Holy See's action to protect Christians

05/22/2017. The Holy See’s ‘foreign minister’, Archbishop Paul Gallagher full statement

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G7 culture ministers discuss threat of cultural trafficking

03/30/2017. The discussion is turning not just to the destruction of cultural treasures, as seen in Syria and Afghanistan, but also to their trafficking as a source of funding to support the activities of extremist groups

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Pope Francis: New Year's address to Diplomatic Corps

01/09/2017. Pope Francis on Monday, 9 January 2017, appealed to all religious authorities to join in “reaffirming unequivocally that one can never kill in God’s name,”

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'Migrant crisis challenges Christian unity'

11/29/2016. The migrant crisis has undermined harmony within churches in Europe, a Catholic bishop has told a high-level EU summit.

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“You do good”

06/23/2016. Pope Francis Received the Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta.

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Diplomacy for solidarity

05/19/2016. Pope Francis received Ambassadors from Estonia, Malawi, Namibia, the Seychelles, Thailand and Zambia, who together presented their Letters of Credence on May 19th

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UNESCO chief sees threat from cultural destruction

05/28/2016. Irina Bokova, said it took some time for authorities to respond to the significance of what extremist groups were doing.

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Pope Francis received Charlemagne Prize

05/04/2016. By receiving the Charlemagne Prize 2016, Pope Francis praised Europe and called to promote its values.

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"No, Bashar Al Assad is not the shield of Eastern Christians"

03/24/2016. Hind Kabawat, gives us his view of Syrian Christian and a member of the Syrian opposition.

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