Card Pietro Parolin will preside over the solemn ceremony as papal legate on 10 January. The structure stands on land in the Wadi al-Kharrar area donated by King Abdullah II where the Franciscan ...
10, 2025, in Al-Maghtas, Jordan. Pope Francis appointed Parolin as papal legate to consecrate the Church of the Baptism of Jesus at Al-Maghtas, also known as “Bethany Beyond the Jordan.” ...
The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Friday consecrated a new Catholic church at Bethany Beyond the Jordan on the banks of the Jordan River officially recognized by the church as ...
Speaking in an interview with the Jordan News Agency, Petra, Cardinal Parolin detailed his mission as Papal Legate for the January 10 church consecration at the Baptism Site, where he witnessed what ...
We also welcome His Holiness Pope Francis, who wished to send His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin as Papal Legate on his behalf to inaugurate this church, which will be considered one of the most ...
Pope Francis is being treated for a contusion on his right forearm after falling at his residence, the latest of several recent health challenges for the 88-year-old pontiff. The incident comes ...
It has not previously been noted, I think, just how much Cromwell’s unique role as Henry VIII’s ‘vicegerent’ for ecclesiastical affairs derived from Wolsey’s former position as papal legate. This ...
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin met with 14 Middle East pontifical representatives in Jordan on Monday to discuss challenges in the region including ongoing hostilities there.