Mehriban Aliyeva’s visit to Vatican ‘example of Azerbaijan’s cultural, humanitarian diplomacy’ - presidential aide

Hikmet Hajiyev, a senior aide to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, has described the visit to the Vatican by Azerbaijan’s First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva as a...

Presidential aide: Mehriban Aliyeva's visit to Vatican vividly demonstrate Azerbaijan’s commitment to interfaith dialogue

Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan – Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev has made a post on his “X” account regarding the visit of the country’s First Vice-President...

First VP Mehriban Aliyeva meets with President of Governorate of Vatican City State [PHOTOS/VIDEO]

On October 17, First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva met with Sister Raffaella Petrini, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State. During the meeting, Sister Raffaella Petrini expressed deep and sincere...

First VP Mehriban Aliyeva, along with family members, attend tree planting ceremony in Vatican ...

On October 17, First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva, along with family members, and Sister Raffaella Petrini, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State, participated in a tree planting ceremony in the...

VATICAN - “Dilexi Te” the first Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Leo XIV. Christ's preferential option for the poor is everlasting

Thursday, 9 October 2025 poverty Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The fact that some dismiss or ridicule charitable works, as if they were an obsession on the part of a few and not the burning heart of the Church’s mission, convinces me of the need...

First Vice-President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva visited Vatican Apostolic Library [PHOTOS/VIDEO]

On October 17, First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva visited the Vatican Apostolic Library. Archbishop Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi, Head of the Apostolic Library and Apostolic Archive, informed First Vice-President...

First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva`s visit to Vatican in spotlight of world media outlets

Baku, October 18, AZERTAC The official visit of the First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva to the Holy See and the meetings held were widely covered by world media outlets. The Argentine "Real Politik" News Agency...

Vatican contradicts German bishops: text for blessing same-sex couples was not approved

(ZENIT News / Rome, 10.10.2025).- After years of tension between the Vatican and the German Bishops’ Conference, a fragile truce born out of months of dialogue is once again under strain. The cause: Germany’s decision to publish pastoral...

Tolerance and humanitarian diplomacy: Mehriban Aliyeva’s Vatican visit unites civilizations -

First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva’s official visit to the Holy See showcased Azerbaijan’s concept of humanitarian diplomacy to the world through practical projects, institutional partnerships, and high-level dialogue. At the center of the...

Pope declares Cardinal Newman a church doctor and signals Catholic education is a priority

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday bestowed one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors on St. John Henry Newman, the deeply influential 19th- century British convert and theologian, declaring him a doctor of the church and holding him...

Coming Vatican visit by UK’s King Charles signals closer Anglican-Catholic ties

VATICAN CITY/LONDON - Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican next week in a visit seen as a sign of closer ties between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion, five centuries after their turbulent...

From the margins to the Vatican

The most well-known is undoubtedly her: Sister Simona Brambilla, the first woman to serve as prefect of a dicastery in the Roman Curia. A Consolata missionary, Sister Brambilla belongs to one of the institutes founded specifically for the first...

Centuries after the Reformation, King Charles III to pray with Pope Leo XIV in landmark Vatican visit

LONDON, Oct 18 — King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV will pray together in a “unique” Sistine Chapel service not seen in centuries, Buckingham Palace said yesterday, as it announced next week’s state visit to the Vatican. Charles, head of the Church...

First Vice-President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva visited Vatican Apostolic Library

On October 17, First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva visited the Vatican Apostolic Library, APA reports. Archbishop Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi, Head of the Apostolic Library and Apostolic Archive, informed First...

King Charles to meet Pope at Vatican

Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican next week in a visit seen as a sign of closening ties between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion, five centuries after their turbulent separation. The British...

Catholic Churches Following Vatican as the Harshest and Most Consistent Critics of Trump’s Immigration Policies

A major driver behind President Trump’s re-election was the support he received from religious voters. However, the largest Christian denomination in the world has become one of the most consistent critics of the Trump administration’s immigration...

Is the Vatican enabling ‘replacement migration’?

The Vatican’s silence on moral truth and embrace of globalist migration policies drew criticism, as UN-backed “replacement migration” becomes linked to European demographic collapse and corporate greed. Bishop Athanasius Schneider’s warning of a...

Vatican confirms papal trip to Turkey, Lebanon

VATICAN CITY | Pope Leo XIV’s first papal trip abroad will be to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2, the Vatican press office announced. The trip was built around Pope Francis’ promise to join Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of...

Vatican Media’s Documentary on Pope Leo XIV

In a new documentary entitled, “Leo from Chicago”, Vatican Media journalists Deborah Castellano Lubov, Salvatore Cernuzio and Felipe Herrera-Espaliat, retrace the history and roots of the Pope in his native land. Produced by the Vatican’s...

King Charles III's visit to Vatican marks a historic step in unity between churches

VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — NOT FOR USE UNTIL 1100GMT; EMBARGOED The Catholic Church and Church of England, divided for centuries over issues that now include the ordination of female priests, will take a historic step on the path to unity...