Foreign relations of the Holy See

Vatican City – President Borut Pahor will pay an official visit to the Vatican on Monday at the invitation of Pope Francis to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Slovenia and the Holy See.

Turkey and Poland have a lot in common. We celebrated the 600th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations in 2014. Few countries in the world can boast about such a tradition.

The Vatican's envoy to France, Archbishop Luigi Ventura, is under investigation for sexual assault, a French judicial source told CNN on Feb. 15.

Roman Catholic Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Luciano Suriani, delegate for papal diplomatic representations, as apostolic nuncio in Serbia.

The Holy See press office announced this on Monday, according to Tanjug.

The Vatican on June 26 signed a historic first accord with Palestine, two years after officially recognising it as a state.

The accord, a treaty covering the life and activity of the Church in Palestine, was the first since the Vatican recognised the Palestinian state in February 2013.    

Pope Francis encouraged Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in "sincere" international efforts aimed at bringing peace to Ukraine as the two men met privately at the Vatican on June 10.

Pope Francis has accepted President Klaus Iohannis's invitation to visit Romania at a date that will be subsequently agreed upon, informs the Presidential Administration in a Friday release.

Photo credit: (c) Klaus Iohannis / Facebook

After recalling its ambassador to Austria on April 22, Turkey has now recalled seven ambassadors to Ankara over the last few years for various reasons, including bilateral political strain or security concerns in those foreign capitals. 

BELGRADE - Archivist and librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library Archbishop Jean-Louis Brugues and his host, Serbian Minister of Culture and Information Ivan Tasovac pointed Wednesday to the historic dimension of this visit, which is the first ever visit to Serbia by a representative of the Vatican Library.

Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet at the Vatican and pray for peace together at an unprecedented gathering on June 8, the Vatican said on May 30.