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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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01VATICAN1192 | VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 02 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01192 01 OF 02 022245Z CONTENTS: - POPE CALLS WORLD'S CARDINALS TO ROME TO PLAN FUTURE - VATICAN AND MOSLEMS ISSUE JOINT CALL FOR PEACE IN ISRAEL - PAP [...] | 2001-03-02 11:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KMDR EAID PINR IZ AF UP DR VT MEPP VTPREL |
01VATICAN1261 | DROC--VATICAN DEMARCHE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (A) AND (D) . 2. (C) DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MIGLIORE CALLED IN CHARGE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01261 061419Z TO PRESENT A PRO MEMORIA ON THE SITUATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (FAXED TO EUR/WE 3/6). (NOTE: FOREIGN MIN [...] | 2001-03-06 14:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS CG VT |
01VATICAN1286 | VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE FEBRUARY 17 - 23 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01286 01 OF 02 072227Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN CRITICIZES AIR STRIKES ON IRAQ - MEPP: VATICAN SAYS PEACE A DISTANT REALITY - NO MENTION OF GENOCIDE IN PAPAL MESS [...] | 2001-03-07 13:06:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV KMDR SOCI TBIO IR IZ IS AM EG IT VT MEPP VTPREL |
01VATICAN1390 | FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN'S VISIT TO IRAN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (A) AND (D) . 2. (C) CHARGE CALLED ON VATICAN DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE EASTERN AFFAIRS MONS. GIANNI D'ANIELLO ON MARCH 12 TO DISCUSS FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN'S MARCH 3-8 TRIP TO IRAN. D'ANIELLO, WHO ACCOMPANIED THE FOREIGN MINISTER, [...] | 2001-03-12 17:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF IT IS SY VT |
01VATICAN1419 | HOLY SEE SEEKS UNDERSTANDING ON MANAGING [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE HOLY SEE DOES NOT SHARE THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF THE BISHOP OF MOSTAR AND OTHER CROAT-NATIONALIST CLERGY IN B-H AND IT IS DOING THE UTMOST WITHIN THE TRADITIONAL LIMITS OF THE CHURCH TO CHANGE THEIR POLITICAL BEHAVIOR. OUR INTERLOCUTORS BELIEVE THE CLERGY'S VALID CONCERNS ON [...] | 2001-03-13 17:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV BH VT VTPREL |
01VATICAN1436 | CARITAS INTERNATIONAL ON CUBA - "CAUTIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBASSY OFFICERS MET 2/7 WITH VATICAN NGO "CARITAS INTERNATIONAL" CUBA SPECIALISTS FOR A CONVERSATION ON CARITAS' HUMANITARIAN WORK IN CUBA. THE OFFICIALS WERE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY AND THE ROLE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. THEY CLAIMED CARITAS CUBA ENJOY [...] | 2001-03-14 16:48:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF CU |
01VATICAN1465 | VATICAN PLANNING ACTIVE STRATEGY ON HUMAN RIGHTS. [...] (C) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO MSGR. LEO BOCCARDI, VATICAN MFA DESK OFFICER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON MARCH 15. MSGR. BOCCARDI REVIEWED THE POINTS FOR THE 57TH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ENTHUSIASTICALLY. HE CLAIMED NOTABLE CONGRUENCE BETWEEN MANY VATICAN AND USG POSITIONS, PARTICULARLY [...] | 2001-03-16 09:13:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM VT UNHCR |
01VATICAN1555 | OPUS DEI TRIES TO CLARIFY RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (A) AND (D) . CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01555 201557Z 2. (C) THE CHANCELLOR OF THE PRELATURE OF OPUS DEI, FATHER TOM BOHLIN, CALLED CHARGE ON MARCH 15 AND REQUESTED AN URGENT MEETING. CHARGE AND BOHLI [...] | 2001-03-20 16:08:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR PINS PROP SOCI PU VT |
01VATICAN1615 | VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] (U) THE MARCH 17 - 23 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - SOUTH KOREAN ARCHBISHOP LIKES POTUS RECIPE FOR KOREA - VATICAN OFFICIAL CONFIRMS PAPAL VISIT TO ATHENS - PAPAL SUPPORT FOR ARAB CHRISTIANS - VATICAN ADMITS NUNS SEXUALLY ABUSED BY PRIESTS ----------------- [...] | 2001-03-23 13:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI IS GR KN KS VT MEPP VTPREL |
01VATICAN1744 | VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE MARCH 24 - 30 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01744 01 OF 02 301041Z - VATICAN CALLS FOR UN TO MONITOR BIOTECHNOLOGY - DRUG INJECTION ROOMS JUDGED "UNETHICAL" BY VATICAN - POPE STRESSES IMPORTANCE [...] | 2001-03-30 10:46:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PINR SOCI BU IT VT VTPREL |
01VATICAN1745 | VATICAN CONDEMNS CLONING BUT PROTECTS THE CLONES [...] CHARGE AND POLITICAL ASSISTANT MET MARCH 23 WITH THE POPE'S THEOLOGIAN, FRENCH-BORN DOMINICAN MONK GEORGES UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01745 311607Z COTTIER, TO DISCUSS THE CLONING OF HUMAN BEINGS. COTTIER AFFIRMED THE VATICAN POSITION THAT CLONING IS IMMORA [...] | 2001-03-30 10:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO VT |
01VATICAN1907 | VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE MARCH 31 - APRIL 06 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01907 071610Z CONTENTS: - NEW BELGRADE BISHOP WELCOMES MILOSEVIC ARREST - POPE WILL NOT STOP IN CYPRUS DURING MAY TRAVEL - NO CHANGES TO POPE'S EASTER WEEK [...] | 2001-04-06 10:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SR CY VT |
01VATICAN2022 | VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE APRIL 07 - 12 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - POPE RESPONDS TO UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX "DON'T COME" LETTER - VATICAN RADIO CUTS AIRTIME AND ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - CHANGES IN POPE'S PARTICIPATION IN EASTER EVENTS - POPE DISBURSES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID - [...] | 2001-04-12 09:25:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAGR ECPS SENV EAID PINR UP VT VTPREL |
01VATICAN2213 | VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE APRIL 13 - 20 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 02213 212018Z CONTENTS: - POPE SPEAKS OUT ON MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE - EASTERN FOCUS AT POPE'S EASTER MASS - POST-EASTER REST FOR POPE CUT SHORT - NEW VATICAN AMBA [...] | 2001-04-20 11:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PINR IS VT MEPP |
01VATICAN2295 | USG READINESS FOR PAPAL TURNOVER AND HIGH [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES A.I. JOSEPH CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 02295 01 OF 04 270100Z MERANTE. REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THERE IS NO NEW INFORMATION SUGGESTING AN IMMINENT PAPAL DEMISE, BUT THE POPE'S HEALTH APPEARS TO CONTIN [...] | 2001-04-26 09:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR VT KPRP |
01VATICAN2459 | THE VATICAN RAG [...] THE APRIL 28 - MAY 4 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY - UNDER A NEW TITLE. CONTENTS: - POPE APPEALS FOR END TO IRAQI EMBARGO - VATICAN STRESSES POSITIVE APPROACH TO GREECE - PUERTO RICAN BEATIFIED IN RECORD TIME - POPE SAYS WORLD LEADERS MUST CONTROL GLOBALIZATION -------- [...] | 2001-05-04 13:04:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EFIN ECON IZ GR VTPREL |
01VATICAN2499 | UPDATE - SANT'EGIDIO BOSNIA CONFERENCE [...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS A GUIDANCE REQUEST -- PLEASE SEE PARA FIVE. 2. (C) PURSUANT TO REF C, CHARGE AND A/DCM MET IN THE AFTERNOON OF 5/4 WITH SANT'EGIDIO FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR ANDREA RICCARDI TO DISCUSS HOW TO PUSH THE PACE OF THE PROPOSED INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE FOR BOSNIA. RICCARDI' [...] | 2001-05-07 15:15:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK VT |
01VATICAN2531 | VATICAN NON-REACTIONS ON CHINA AND DEMARCHE [...] (S) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE POINTS ON APRIL 27 TO MONSIGNOR ROTA-GRAZIOSI, VATICAN CHINA DESK OFFICER. ROTA-GRAZIOSI WELCOMED USG APPROACH BUT RESPONDED THAT THE VATICAN MAINTAINED CAREFUL NEUTRALITY ON SECURITY QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE PRC AND TAIWAN AND DECLINED TO OFFER COMMENT. [...] | 2001-05-09 07:08:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | VT CH PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR |
01VATICAN2600 | VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE MAY 5 - MAY 11 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 02600 01 OF 02 122002Z - VATICAN SAYS POPE'S ILL HEALTH PART OF HIS LEGACY - VATICAN DECLARES PAPAL VISIT TO GREECE AND SYRIA A SUCCESS - SWISS GUARD [...] | 2001-05-11 12:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM GR SY VT VTPREL |
01VATICAN2748 | BOSNIAN PRESIDENCY TO VISIT VATICAN? [...] (C) AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO PROMOTE GREATER INTERNATIONAL VISIBILITY FOR BOSNIA'S CROAT MODERATE POLITICIANS (REF A),POST HAS TRIED TO CONFIRM THAT THE HOLY SEE WILL RESPOND POSITIVELY TO THE REQUEST BY FEDERATION OFFICIALS FOR AN INVITATION TO VISIT THE VATICAN (REF B). AS YET, WE HAVE BE [...] | 2001-05-18 12:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK VT |
01VATICAN2867 | REINVIGORATING THE MEPP? KISSINGER VISITS THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: HENRY KISSINGER MET WITH VATICAN PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER ON MAY 22. THE VATICAN STRESSED THE NEED FOR AN "INTERNATIONAL FORCE" TO KEEP THE ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS APART. IN A SUBSEQUENT CONVERSATION, ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TOLD CHARGE THAT THE VATICAN IS NOW PROPOSI [...] | 2001-05-25 15:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XR VT |
01VATICAN2955 | VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE MAY 26 - JUNE 01 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - POPE SENDS ENVOYS TO ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORY - CONSISTORY: OUTREACH TO THE ORTHODOX? - VATICAN CALLS NUTRITION AN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHT - POPE'S UKRAINE TRIP NOT A THREAT SAYS VATICAN FM - POPE W [...] | 2001-06-01 14:43:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EAGR IS AM KZ BU UP GT MEPP RU |
01VATICAN3027 | CARDINAL PROTESTS G8, SEEKS [...] (U) THIS IS A REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE, PLEASE SEE PARA FOUR. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03027 060848Z 2. (U) CARDINAL DIONIGI TETTAMANZI OF THE GENOA ARCHDIOCESE IS PLANNING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE G8 SUMMIT IN GENOA TO PROMOTE THE VATICAN'S VISION OF [...] | 2001-06-06 08:15:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ETRD PREL PHUM PGOV VT |
01VATICAN3118 | VATICAN ENVOY VISITS ISRAEL; ISRAEL/VATICAN [...] (C) POPE JOHN PAUL II DISPATCHED PIO CARDINAL LAGHI TO MEET ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER SHARON AND PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN ARAFAT ON JUNE 2. VATICAN MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR MONS. GIOVANNI D'ANIELLO ACCOMPANIED LAGHI. CHARGE CALLED ON D'ANIELLO JUNE 6 FOR READ-OUT OF TRIP. D'ANIELLO SAID THAT [...] | 2001-06-11 16:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XR VT |
01VATICAN3119 | BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: BALKANS [...] (C) FOLLOWS IS AN EMBASSY DRAFT BACKGROUND PAPER FOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03119 111605Z POSSIBLE VISIT BY PRESIDENT BUSH TO THE VATICAN. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT. THE VATICAN IS VIGOROUS AND ACTIVE IN THE GLOBAL PURSUIT OF PEACE, DEMOCRACY, HUMAN DE [...] | 2001-06-11 17:08:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV OPRC VT |
01VATICAN3121 | BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: IRAQ [...] (C) BEGIN TEXT. THE VATICAN CONDEMNED THE WEST'S PROSECUTION OF THE GULF WAR, AND IT HAS CONSISTENTLY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03121 111605Z OPPOSED U.S. SANCTIONS POLICY TOWARD IRAQ. WE SHOULD EXPECT IT TO CONTINUE TO DO SO. MANY FACTORS ARE INVOLVED I [...] | 2001-06-11 17:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR VT |
01VATICAN3137 | ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT FUNDING REQUEST [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: POST SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING CONSIDERATION. WE RECEIVED THIS PROPOSAL FROM CARITAS BRINDISI, THE LOCAL BRANCH OF THE VATICAN'S MAJOR HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT NGO. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 031 [...] | 2001-06-12 11:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM AL VT VTPREL |
01VATICAN3149 | BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: MEPP [...] (C) BELOW IS DRAFT EMBASSY VATICAN BACKGROUND PAPER FOR POSSIBLE VISIT BY PRESIDENT BUSH TO THE VATICAN. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03149 121501Z --------------------------------------------- THE VATICAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS ---------------- [...] | 2001-06-12 16:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM XF VT |
01VATICAN3297 | THE VATICAN AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN [...] (U) THE VATICAN'S OVERRIDING CONCERN IN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03297 01 OF 02 201534Z MAINLAND CHINA IS ITS RIGHT TO MINISTER TO THE ESTIMATED 10 MILLION CATHOLIC POPULATION. THE VATICAN AND THE PRC DO NOT HAVE OFFICIAL RELATIONS. THE PRC REPUDIATES [...] | 2001-06-20 16:29:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR VT CH TW |
01VATICAN3507 | THE VATICAN-- THE SUPRANATIONAL POWER [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03507 01 OF 04 031719Z BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION --------------------------- 2. (U) THIS CABLE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR THE PLANNED PRESIDENTIAL MEETING WITH THE POPE. IT UPDAT [...] | 2001-07-03 12:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IS EG CH ID VT VTPREL |
01VATICAN3552 | USG/VATICAN PROJECTS FOR POTUS POPE MEETING [...] (U) THIS IS A RESPONSE TO REFTELCON REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE USG'S AND EMBASSY VATICAN'S TRACK RECORD UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03552 051341Z OF SUPPORT FOR VATICAN-BACKED PROJECTS WITH THE COMMUNITY OF SANT'EGIDIO AND CARITAS. WE UNDERSTAND [...] | 2001-07-05 14:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PHUM PGOV VT |
01VATICAN3571 | VATICAN VERBATIM [...] (U) THE JUNE 30 - JULY 06 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - G8: GENOA'S ARCHBISHOP REJECTS VIOLENT PROTESTS - REPORT ALLEGES MILLIONS OF CHRISTIANS SUFFER PERSECUTION - POPE ENCOURAGES ETHICAL USE OF XENOTRANSPLANTS - CARITAS OFFICIALS SAYS FOOD AID FOR NORTH KORE [...] | 2001-07-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM ECON EAID TBIO SOCI KN VT VTPREL |
01VATICAN3619 | CUBA - POPE ATTACKS US EMBARGO AND COMMUNISM [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS RE-ISSUED A STRONG CONDEMNATION OF THE US ECONOMIC EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA. SPEAKING AT A JULY 6 AUDIENCE WITH CUBAN BISHOPS VISITING VATICAN CITY THE POPE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03619 091432Z REPEATED HIS DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBARGO A [...] | 2001-07-09 15:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAID ETTC CU VT |
01VATICAN3621 | VATICAN - POST WORKS TO BUILD CONSENSUS ON AG- [...] THE VATICAN'S CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT BIOTECHNOLOGY WAS GIVEN A BOOST BY A JULY 5 MEETING POST ORGANIZED BETWEEN SENIOR GOVERNMENT EXPERTS AND DR. CHANNAPATNA PRAKASH, PROFESSOR OF PLANT MOLECULAR GENETICS AT TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY, ALABAMA AND MEMBER OF THE USDA'S AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AD [...] | 2001-07-09 16:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ETRD PGOV VT VTTBIO |
01VATICAN3661 | CARDINAL OF GENOA: [...] (C) CHARGE AND POLOFF MET WITH CARDINAL DIONIGI CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03661 101429Z TETTAMANZI OF GENOA IN ROME ON FRIDAY, JULY 6. TETTAMANZI WAS IN ROME FOR MEETINGS WITH THE POPE, ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI, AND ITALIAN INTERIOR MINISTER SCAEOL [...] | 2001-07-10 15:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD IT VT |
01VATICAN3756 | EMBASSY VATICAN TEXT FOR NICHOLSON CONFIRMATION [...] PER REFTELCON, EMBASSY VATICAN OFFERS THE FOLLOWING TEXT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03756 01 OF 02 131452Z FOR POSSIBLE USE BY NOMINEE NICHOLSON'S OPENING STATEMENT: BEGIN TEXT: IN 1984 THE UNITED STATES JOINED 107 OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING ALL OF OUR [...] | 2001-07-13 15:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM MZ VT |
01VATICAN3876 | VATICAN REPRESENTATION AT UNGA [...] PER REFTEL, THE FOLLOWING IS THE HOLY SEE LINE-UP FOR THE UN GENERAL DEBATE IN NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 24 THROUGH OCTOBER 5. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03876 201341Z 2. ATTENDANCE OF HEAD OF STATE -- POPE JOHN PAUL II WILL NOT ATTEND. 3. ATTENDANCE [...] | 2001-07-20 13:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL IR VT |
01VATICAN3976 | VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE JULY 14-20 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03976 01 OF 02 282136Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN RATIFIES NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY - WHITE HOUSE ACCUSED OF PUTTING "SPIN" ON PAPAL SPEECH - 2008 OLYMPICS: CHINA NOT ONLY [...] | 2001-07-27 09:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PARM MOPS AM KZ CH VM RW VT VTPREL |
01VATICAN4030 | ANGOLA PEACE: SANT'EGIDIO FORWARDS UNITA PROPOSAL [...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS A GUIDANCE REQUEST -- PLEASE SEE PARA FOUR. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 04030 011305Z 2. (C) SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR AND SOMETIME AFRICAN-CONFLICT-MEDIATOR DON MATTEO ZUPPI ASKED CHARGE AND A/DCM TO COFFEE 7/30 [...] | 2001-08-01 12:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AN VT |
01VATICAN4064 | POPE/ARAFAT - URGES USG ON MONITORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN FM TAURAN CONVOKED CHARGE EVENING OF AUGUST 2 TO DISCUSS THE POPE'S AUDIENCE WITH PA PRESIDENT ARAFAT EARLIER IN THE DAY. TAURAN SAID THE POPE WAS "EXTREMELY WORRIED" AT THE PERSISTENCE AND SCOPE OF VIOLENCE IN THE HOLY LANDS; ARAFAT TOLD THE POPE THAT HE WANTS MONITORS [...] | 2001-08-03 08:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XR VT |
01VATICAN4075 | VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE JULY 27 - AUGUST 03 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04075 051244Z CONTENTS: - POPE RECEIVES YASSER ARAFAT - VATICAN RECEIVED NO EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR RWANDAN PRIEST - VATICAN SAYS CHINA RELEASES BISHOP - [...] | 2001-08-03 12:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAID IS RW CH VT |
01VATICAN4202 | VATICAN VIWS ON WCAR [...] (U) CARDINAL ROGER ETCHEGARAY, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE AND MEMBER OF THE U.N.'S "EMINENT PERSONS" GROUP OF ADVISORS, SAID THE WCAR MUST BE AWARE OF THE MODERN MANIFESTATIONS OF INEQUALITY. FOLLOWING THE ROUND TABLE TALKS AT THE GENEVA OFFICES OF THE U [...] | 2001-08-09 12:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL SOCI VT |
01VATICAN4231 | VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE AUGUST 04 - 10 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04231 101111Z - ARCHDIOCESE SAYS RWANDAN PRIEST "NOT HIDING FROM JUSTICE" ---------------------------------------- RWANDAN PRIEST "NOT HIDING FROM J [...] | 2001-08-10 10:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM RW VT |
01VATICAN4258 | VATICAN ARCHIVES Q “THE REAL STORY†[...] (C) A/DCM AND POLITICAL ASSISTANT MET WITH JESUIT FATHER PETER GUMPEL AUGUST 10 AT HIS OFFICES IN THE JESUIT CURIA TO DISCUSS THE TECHNICAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN OPENING THE VATICAN ARCHIVES. (NOTE: THIS WAS A PREVIOUSLY ARRANGED MEETING, I.E. BEFORE WE RECEIVED REFTEL. WE NEVERTHELESS DELIVERED SUBST [...] | 2001-08-13 11:46:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KNAR VT |
01VATICAN4267 | SANT'EGIDIO ON UNITA PROPOSAL [...] (C) A/DCM FOLLOWED UP REF B WITH DON MATTEO AFTERNOON OF AUGUST 9. DON MATTEO TOOK ON BOARD US VIEW THAT UNITA NEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO LUSAKA BEFORE MOVING FARTHER. HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT UNITA WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE AN UNQUALIFIED STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF LUSAKA, AND EVEN THOUGHT [...] | 2001-08-13 15:00:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AO VT |
01VATICAN4425 | VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE AUGUST 11 - 24 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04425 01 OF 02 240614Z CONTENTS: - POPE URGES DEMOCRACY AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY FOR LEBANON - POPE'S FACE TO APPEAR ON VATICAN'S EURO COINAGE - PAPAL TRIP TO [...] | 2001-08-23 13:40:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EFIN LE BU VT VTPREL |
01VATICAN4483 | VATICAN URGES U.S. PRESENCE AT WCAR, PLEDGES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE VATICAN IS STRONGLY URGING U.S. PRESENCE AT WCAR, AT LEAST AT THE WORKING LEVEL. ACKNOWLEDGING U.S. CONCERNS, DELEGATION DEPUTY AND AMCIT MONSIGNOR FRANK DEWANE PLEDGED VATICAN WILLINGNESS TO WORK FOR COMPROMISES IN THE FINAL WCAR DOCUMENT. NONETHELESS, MSGR. DEWANE TOLD POL [...] | 2001-08-28 15:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF SOCI IS CH PK XF SF VT WCAR UNHCR VTWCAR |
01VATICAN4605 | VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE AUGUST 25 - 31 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04605 01 OF 02 041021Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN: UNBRIDLED GLOBALIZATION LEADS TO RACISM - VATICAN'S WCAR DELEGATE SAYS ZIONISM NOT RACIST - TOP VATICAN ECUMENIST L [...] | 2001-09-04 09:25:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI SF VT VTPREL |
01VATICAN4659 | AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON BEGINS CREDENTIALING PROCESS: [...] (C) AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON BEGAN THE VATICAN'S FORMAL CREDENTIALING PROCESS MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 6 BY PRESENTING COPIES OF HIS LETTERS OF CREDENTIAL TO ARCHBISHOP LEONARDO SANDRI, "SUBSTITUTE" FOR VATICAN PM EQUIVALENT SODANO. THE AMBASSADOR WILL HAVE THE FORMAL PRESENTATION TO POPE JOHN PAUL [...] | 2001-09-06 15:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VE IS MX VT |
01VATICAN4755 | POPE AND VATICAN STAND WITH UNITED STATES [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II CONDEMNED THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST U.S. TARGETS USING SOME OF THE STRONGEST LANGUAGE EVER HEARD BY POST STAFF. IN HIS SEPTEMBER 12 GENERAL AUDIENCE IN VATICAN CITY, THE POPE, BREAKING WITH TRADITION, SPOKE SOLELY IN ENGLISH AND ITALIAN. THE USUALLY FESTIVE [...] | 2001-09-12 12:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF VT |
01VATICAN5062 | COM ANNUAL MANAGEMENT CONTROL CERTIFICATION [...] AS REQUESTED IN REFTEL, THE FOLLOWING IS MY ABBREVIATED MANAGEMENT CONTROL STATEMENT: 2. I CERTIFY THAT THE MANAGEMENT CONTROL RESPONSIBILITIES ASSIGNED TO ME HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT. SIGNED: R. JAMES NICHOLSON, AMBASSADOR. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05062 [...] | 2001-09-27 14:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT VT |
01VATICAN5095 | TFUS01: VATICAN POSITION ON RETALIATION AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2001-09-28 13:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL VT |
01VATICAN5288 | POPE'S VISIT TO ARMENIA AND KAZAKHSTAN: VATICAN'S [...] No summary [...] | 2001-10-11 14:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AM KZ TU RO UP BO BU VT |
01VATICAN5293 | VATICAN TO PUBLICLY SIGNAL SUPPORT OF U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2001-10-11 15:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AS CA VT |
01VATICAN5546 | OFFICIAL-INFORMAL FOR JEFF LUNSTEAD, SENIOR [...] SUBJECT: SENIOR ADVISOR FOR AFGHANISTAN BRIEFS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 05546 01 OF 02 251050Z VATICAN. REF. STATE 184178 2. (C) SUMMARY: SENIOR ADVISOR AND AFGHANISTAN COORDINATOR JOINED AMBASSADOR TO BRIEF VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER 10/20 [...] | 2001-10-25 10:50:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF VT VTPREL |
01VATICAN5566 | VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE OCTOBER 20-26 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05566 01 OF 02 261515Z CONTENTS: - POPE DECRIES MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE - POPE APOLOGIZES TO CHINA AND HOPES FOR DIPLOMATIC TIES - CARITAS APPEAL FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] | 2001-10-26 14:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI SMIG MARR MCAP AF CH IS WE VT VTPREL |
01VATICAN5577 | OFFICIAL-INFORMAL [...] No summary [...] | 2001-10-26 14:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OPDC SU VT AGMT |
01VATICAN5629 | VATICAN PLAYS CHINA GAMBIT. AWAITS CHINA'S [...] No summary [...] | 2001-10-30 14:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF PINR VT CH |
01VATICAN5650 | VATICAN-WTO: GREATER TRADE, IPR FLEXIBILITY FOR [...] THE VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTRY ISSUED A NOTE VERBALE OCTOBER 26 TO ALL ACCREDITED MISSIONS OUTLINING THE HOLY SEE'S STANDARD POSITION AHEAD OF THE WTO DOHA MINISTERIAL THAT DEVELOPED NATIONS SHOULD BE MORE OPEN TO IMPORTS FROM THE DEVELOPING WORLD, WHILE WARNING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AGAINST FO [...] | 2001-10-31 13:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ETRD ECON VT USTRD WTRO |
01VATICAN5693 | SOUTH ASIA BUREAU AFGHANISTAN COORDINATOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: SOUTH ASIA BUREAU AFGHANISTAN COORDINATOR JOINED AMBASSADOR TO BRIEF VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER 10/20 ON U.S. EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN. DFM NOTED THE VATICAN WAS ARRANGING A 10/28-10/29 INTERFAITH MEETING IN CAIRO OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS THAT WOULD ALSO ADDRESS 9/11 AND ITS AFTERMATH [...] | 2001-11-02 16:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PK IN VT VTPREL |
01VATICAN5695 | POPE TELLS ARAFAT TO CONTAIN VIOLENCE [...] (C) DCM AND POLOFF CALLED ON VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 05695 021715Z MINISTER CELESTINO MIGLIORE, OCTOBER 31. THE PURPOSE OF THE CALL WAS TO DISCUSS ON GOING EMBASSY ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECTS (SEPTEL) AND PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY CHAIR Y [...] | 2001-11-02 17:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | VT PREL IS |
01VATICAN5814 | FIDES MEDIA DIRECTOR CERVELLERA VIEWS ON [...] (C) AT MEDIA THEMED LUNCH HOSTED BY AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON, DIRECTOR OF MEDIA FOR THE CONGREGATION FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH (FIDES),FATHER BENARDO CERVELLERA, SPOKE AT LENGTH ON HIS VIEWS OF RECENT VATICAN/PRC DEVELOPMENTS. CERVELLERA SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THE POPE'S 10/24 STATEMENT APO [...] | 2001-11-09 13:22:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF PINR CH VT |
01VATICAN5845 | SANT'EGIDIO WANTS TO TALK TO S/E DANFORTH ABOUT [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, PLEASE SEE NEXT PARA. 2. (C) SUMMARY: SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY HOPES TO HOST A CONFIDENTIAL OFF-SITE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE GOS AND SPLM SIPDIS TO UNBLOCK THE IGAD PROCESS. SANT'EGIDIO SUDAN EXPERT RICCARDI, JUST BACK FROM KHARTOUM, WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH [...] | 2001-11-13 15:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SU VT |
01VATICAN5849 | CANADIAN ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER DUBOIS [...] (C) AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON ATTENDED DINNER HOSTED BY AMBASSADOR OF CANADA, WILFRED GUY LICARI, IHO OF CANADIAN ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER PAUL DUBOIS ON NOVEMBER 5. DUBOIS TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT IT WAS VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT WHEN PRESIDENT BUSH SPOKE TO CONGRESS IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE SEPTEMBER [...] | 2001-11-13 16:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CA VT |
01VATICAN5960 | PROGRESS OF WAR EFFORT REASSURES A WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN CRITICISM OF THE WAR EFFORT IS NOW LESS LIKELY, ACCORDING TO THE VATICAN AFGHANISTAN DESK OFFICER, SINCE ADVANCES BY THE U.S.-LED COALITION FACILITATE A MORE EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN'S HUMANITARIAN CRISIS THAN ANTICIPATED. THE VATICAN HOWEVER JUDGES ISLAMABAD AN UNRELI [...] | 2001-11-19 14:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM AF PK IN VT |
01VATICAN5999 | VATICAN FM REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENTS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2001-11-21 12:04:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RM VT |
01VATICAN6026 | AGE PREVENTS POPE TRAVELING TO OCEANIA [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II'S INCREASING INFIRMITY HAS PREVENTED HIM TRAVELING TO OCEANIA TO PROMULGATE A NEW CHURCH DOCUMENT FOR THE REGION. THE VATICAN CITED DISTANCE AND THE EFFECT OF THE FLIGHT ON THE POPE'S HEALTH AS THE REASONS FOR ISSUING THE DOCUMENT IN ROME, NOVEMBER 22, VIA INTERNET (A FIRST [...] | 2001-11-23 11:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR VT |
01VATICAN6036 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF [...] (C) AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON PAID COURTESY CALL ON CARDINAL BERNARDIN GANTIN, DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 06036 231635Z CARDINALS ON NOVEMBER 23. THE CARDINAL AGAIN EXPRESSED HIS OUTRAGE AND CONDOLENCES FOR THE SEPTEMBER 11 TRAGEDY. GANT [...] | 2001-11-23 16:15:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
01VATICAN6046 | PROPOSED MEETING BETWEEN SECRETARY POWELL AND [...] (C) AMBASSADOR SPOKE WITH FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN BEFORE OFFICIAL VATICAN CEREMONY ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 06046 261254Z 25. THE FOREIGN MINISTER SAID HE WOULD BE PLEASED TO MEET THE SECRETARY ON THE MARGINS OF THE OSCE MEETING IN B [...] | 2001-11-26 12:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RM VT |
01VATICAN6098 | SECRETARY POWELL'S MEETING WITH VATICAN [...] (C) SECRETARY TAURAN IS TRAVELLING TO BUCHAREST SPECIFICALLY TO MEET WITH THE SECRETARY. HE TOLD AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON ON NOVEMBER 20(REF A) THAT THE POPE HAD INSTRUCTED HIM TO MEET THE SECRETARY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE FOREIGN MINISTER SAID THAT THE TWO TOPICS THAT THE POPE ASKED HIM TO R [...] | 2001-11-27 16:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RM VT VTPREL |
01VATICAN6121 | VATICAN CONDEMNS CLONING EXPERIMENT [...] THE VATICAN HAS REITERATED ITS UNEQUIVOCAL CONDEMNATION OF HUMAN CLONING FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY ADVANCED CELL TECHNOLOGY THAT IT HAD CARRIED OUT THE PROCEDURE. THE VATICAN UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 06121 281208Z DECLARED THE EVENT AS A "GRAVE" DEVEL [...] | 2001-11-28 11:46:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO VT |
01VATICAN6195 | VATICAN PUSHING FORWARD ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) THE VATICAN ANNOUNCED ON NOVEMBER 28 THAT IT HAS INVITED THE LEADERS OF THE DIFFERENT CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES IN THE HOLY LAND TO A MEETING ON DECEMBER 13. THE VATICAN PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT CATEGORIZES THE MEETING AS PURELY "PASTORAL" IN NATURE. 2. (C) DCM SPOKE WITH HIS ISRAELI COUNTER [...] | 2001-11-30 13:04:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RM RO IS VT |
01VATICAN6322 | BIO INFO FOR GIUSEPPE PINTO - NEW VATICAN [...] THE POPE HAS APPOINTED ITALIAN PRIEST, MONSIGNOR GIUSEPPE PINTO, AS NUNCIO (AMBASSADOR) IN SENEGAL AND APOSTOLIC DELEGATE IN MAURITANIA. PINTO IS CURRENTLY THE ARGENTINA-CHILE DESK OFFICER AT THE VATICAN FOREIGN OFFICE. HE WAS BORN IN 1952 AND ORDAINED A PRIEST IN 1978. MONSIGNOR [...] | 2001-12-06 15:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR SG MR VT |
01VATICAN6350 | THREE MONTH ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE EVENT OF [...] EMBASSY CONTACTED THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF VATICAN CITY TO EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF A THREE-MONTH COMMEMORATION OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACK. WE REQUESTED THAT THE VATICAN HOLD AN EVENT IN REMEMBRANCE ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11 AT 1446. THE VATICAN WILL CONFIRM LATER TODAY A MEMORIAL SERV [...] | 2001-12-07 15:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO PREL US OIIP CWG PD |
01VATICAN6414 | VATICAN REMEMBERS SEPTEMBER 11 [...] THE VATICAN ENTHUSIASTICALLY EMBRACED THE WHITE HOUSE'S REQUEST FOR A COMMEMORATION ON THE THIRD MONTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS. THE GOVERNOR OF VATICAN CITY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 06414 111610Z STATE, AMERICAN CARDINAL EDMUND SZOKA CELE [...] | 2001-12-11 15:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VT |
01VATICAN6433 | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR CLAUDIO GUGEROTTI - [...] THE POPE HAS APPOINTED ITALIAN-BORN VATICAN OFFICIAL, MONSIGNOR CLAUDIO GUGEROTTI, AS NUNCIO (AMBASSADOR) IN ARMENIA AND GEORGIA. GUGEROTTI IS CURRENTLY UNDER-SECRETARY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 06433 121437Z (NUMBER THREE) AT THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR TH [...] | 2001-12-12 14:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PREL AM GG VT |
01VATICAN6470 | AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) AMBASSADOR PAID COURTESY CALL ON THE PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOG, CARDINAL FRANCIS ARINZE. CARDINAL ARINZE IS ONE OF ONLY TWO BLACK AFRICANS IN THE ROMAN CURIA (REF). THE CARDINAL DISCUSSED THE COUNCIL'S COORDINATION OF DIALOG WITH ALL NON-CHRISTIAN REL [...] | 2001-12-13 15:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RM VT |
01VATICAN6539 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH VATICAN CHINA EXPERT [...] (C) AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON CALLED ON ARCHBISHOP MARIA CELLI, SECRETARY OF THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THE PATRIMONY OF THE SIPDIS APOSTOLIC SEE, ON DECEMBER 14. ALTHOUGH CELLI, IN HIS CURRENT POSITION AS CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF VATICAN PROPERTIES DOES NOT HAVE A DIRECT FOREIGN POLICY ROLE, HE IS OF [...] | 2001-12-19 14:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CH VT TA |
01VATICAN6604 | SPECIAL ENVOY DANFORTH DISCUSSES BACK- [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/E DANFORTH AND DELEGATION DISCUSSED STRATEGIES FOR MOVING FORWARD SUDAN PEACE PROCESS 12/20 WITH SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY AFRICA SPECIALISTS FABIO RICCARDI AND DON MATTEO ZUPPI. RICCARDI PROPOSED CONFIDENTIAL TALKS BETWEEN TRUSTED SENIOR GOS AND SPLM REPRESENTATIVES AT A LOCATIO [...] | 2001-12-27 16:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SU VT VTPREL |
01VATICAN6619 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CATHOLIC-JEWISH HISTORICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED CATHOLIC-JEWISH DIALOGUE DURING A 12/18 COURTESY CALL ON PROPAGANDA FIDES CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 06619 310931Z PRESIDENT CARDINAL WALTER KASPER. KASPER WAS OPTIMISTIC THAT A CATHOLIC-JEWISH COMMISSION OF LAY HISTORIANS WOULD BE RE-FORMED WITH A CLEAR MANDATE [...] | 2001-12-31 08:43:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KNAR PHUM PREL VT |
02VATICAN1152 | SANT'EGIDIO THANKS UNCLE SAM AND CHIDES [...] (U) ANDREA RICCARDI, FOUNDER OF THE SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY, HOSTED AMBASSADOR AND EMBOFFS 2/19 AT A DINNER IN RECOGNITION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01152 051435Z USG. RICCARDI EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR CONTINUIN [...] | 2002-03-05 13:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CO CU IT MZ PHUM PREL SOCI VT ZL |
02VATICAN1171 | THE VATICAN'S ""OTHER"" INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2002-03-06 13:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | EG IS IT JO LE PREL SA SY VT VTEG |
02VATICAN1176 | ANDORRA TO OPEN EMBASSY TO THE VATICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2002-03-06 13:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS IT PREL SP VT VTIS |
02VATICAN1179 | BIWEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FEBRUARY 15-MARCH 1 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 14-MARCH 1, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE PREVIOUS TWO WEEKS. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 [...] | 2002-03-06 15:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAGR KIRF VT |
02VATICAN126 | MORE FROM ZUPPI ON UNITA CEASEFIRE [...] (C) SANT'EGIDIO AFRICA EXPERT AND SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR DON MATTEO ZUPPI TOLD CHARGE 01/08 THAT HE HAD SPOKEN AGAIN WITH UNITA ROME REP COSTA ABOUT HIS PROPOSED THREE-MONTH UNITA CEASEFIRE (REFTELS). ZUPPI SAID THAT COSTA HAD CALLED HIM THE PREVIOUS EVENING TO REPORT SAVIMBI'S RESPONSE THAT UN [...] | 2002-01-09 15:48:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS AN VT |
02VATICAN1639 | MEPP: POPE GRAVELY CONCERNED, HAS MESSAGE FOR [...] (C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN UNEXPECTEDLY CALLED AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON THIS MORNING. H HAD JUST CONCLUDED A MEETING WITH POPE JOHN PAU II WHO IS SHOCKED OVER REPORTED DEATH OF A CATHLIC PRIEST IN BETHLEHEM. THE PRIEST WAS REPORTEDY THE CHAPLAIN OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT BRIDGET AND WAS [...] | 2002-04-02 14:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL VT |
02VATICAN1674 | VATICAN'S GROWING CONCERN WITH MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2002-04-04 06:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PHUM PREL VT VTIS |
02VATICAN173 | SANT'EGIDIO WANTS VOTE ON ITS ECOSOC CANDIDACY [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SANT'EGIDIO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SPECIALIST MARIO GIRO CALLED DCM 01/10 TO SEEK USG SUPPORT IN FORWARDING THE SANT'EGIDIO CANDIDACY TO BE AN OBSERVER NGO AT THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 00173 111447 [...] | 2002-01-11 14:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL VT UN |
02VATICAN1738 | VATICAN TELLS AMBASSADOR: POWELL IS NEEDED [...] (C) FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN CALLED AMBASSADOR THIS MORNING (4/08). TAURAN SAID THAT HE HAD JUST SPOKEN TO THE PAPAL NUNCIO IN JERUSALEM WHO WAS CONTACTED BY SENIOR ARAFAT AIDE MUSTAFI. MUSTAFI ASKED THAT THE VATICAN CONVEY TO US THE NEED FOR SECRETARY POWELL TO GO IMMEDIATELY TO JERUSALEM. H [...] | 2002-04-08 11:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PHUM PREL VT |
02VATICAN180 | PAPAL ADDRESS FOCUSES ON VIOLENCE, RESPONSIBILITY [...] IN HIS ANNUAL SPEECH TO THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS, POPE JOHN PAUL II OFFERED HIS VERSION OF THE STATE OF THE WORLD, FOCUSING ON AREAS TRADITIONALLY OF CONCERN TO THE CHURCH. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 00180 111548Z ESCHEWING FOR THE MOST PART HIS TRADITIONAL EXHO [...] | 2002-01-11 15:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VT UN |
02VATICAN1920 | DEMARCHE ON UNGA SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN [...] (C) AMBASSADOR, MEETING ON POST'S UPCOMING ANTI-TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE WITH VATICAN DFM MIGLIORE AND U/S OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE, MONS. FRANK DEWANE, DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS. BOTH MIGLIORE AND DEWANE UNDERSTOOD THE ISSUES RIGHT AWAY AND EXPRESSED A WILLINGNESS TO RESPO [...] | 2002-04-18 05:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC VT UNAUS |
02VATICAN1921 | VATICAN CLUELESS ON MADAGASCAR [...] (C) PER REFTELCON, POLOFF MET MORNING OF MONDAY, APRIL 15 WITH VATICAN DESK OFFICER FOR MADAGASCAR AFFAIRS MONS. LUIGI CAVALIERE. (NOTE: CAVALIERE, AN "OLD SCHOOL" VATICAN DIPLOMAT WHO ALSO COVERS AUSTRIA, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND AND SEVERAL OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES, HAD -- LIKE POLO [...] | 2002-04-18 05:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MA VT |
02VATICAN1922 | VATICAN: MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT MARCH 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR MARCH 2002 (NOTE: THIS PERIOD COINCIDED WITH EASTER WEEK CELEBRATIONS AT THE VATICAN, WHICH EMBASSY STAFF ATTEND AS PART OF OUR REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES.). IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURIN [...] | 2002-04-18 05:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN EAGR EAID VT VTPREL |
02VATICAN1975 | ENGAGING CATHOLIC CHURCH IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) PER REFTEL, AMBASSADOR MET WITH VATICAN FM EQUIVALENT ARCHBISHOP JEAN LOUIS TAURAN EVENING OF APRIL 19 TO URGE THE HOLY SEE TO TAKE AN ACTIVE AND APPROPRIATE ROLE IN SUPPORT OF VENEZUELAN DEMOCRACY. TAURAN WAS WELL BRIEFED ON THE SITUATION IN VENEZUELA. AS USUAL, HE REFERRED TO THE POPE' [...] | 2002-04-22 15:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VE VT |
02VATICAN2146 | BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT APRIL 1-15. [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1-15, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE MONTH. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR DELIVERS GLOBALIZATION SPEECH -- AMBASSADOR/FM TAURAN ON MEPP -- PR [...] | 2002-05-03 14:00:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN EAGR VT VTPREL |
02VATICAN2148 | UNGASS - FOLLOWUP TO DEMARCHE [...] (C) AS PROMISED REF B, POLOFF FOLLOWED UP WITH VATICAN MFA UN DESK OFFICER MONS. DOMINIQUE MAMBERTI MAY 2, TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE VATICAN HAD CONTACTED LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN REF A INSTRUCTION. MAMBERTI HAD MET WITH AND PASSED A PRO MEMORIA WITH THE VATICAN'S POSITION ON UNGA [...] | 2002-05-03 14:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC VT UN |
02VATICAN2229 | HOLOCAUST ENVOY'S VATICAN FAREWELL CALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES AMBASSADOR BINDENAGEL MET WITH VATICAN OFFICIALS APRIL 26 FOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 02229 01 OF 02 081737Z A LAST UPDATE ON THE ISSUE OF ACCESS TO PONTIFICAL ARCHIVES FOR RESEARCH RELATED TO THE S [...] | 2002-05-08 12:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | FR GM IT KNAR PHUM PREL SOCI VT VTFR |
02VATICAN2238 | BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR APRIL 16-30, 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 16-30, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE PERIOD. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENTIAL PRE-ADVANCE -- AMBASSADOR/FM TAURAN ON VEN [...] | 2002-05-08 14:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN EAID VT EAGER VTPREL |
02VATICAN2239 | VATICAN MFA TICKED OFF AT RUSSIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN MFA RUSSIA DIRECTOR TRICARICO IS UNHAPPY AND AGITATED ABOUT THE GOR REFUSAL OF VISAS TO CATHOLIC CLERGY, ESPECIALLY TO BISHOP MAZUR. HE BELIEVES THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE GOR MUST HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE NEW CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 0223 [...] | 2002-05-08 14:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF VT RU VTPREL |
02VATICAN2268 | AG-BIOTECH: GETTING THE VATICAN TO "YES." [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: BECAUSE OF THE VATICAN'S MORAL AUTHORITY, IT CAN INFLUENCE GOVERNMENTS' SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL POLICIES. PERSUADING THE VATICAN TO COME OUT MORE FORTHRIGHTLY IN FAVOR OF GMOS IN THE CONTEXT OF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 02268 01 OF 03 10 [...] | 2002-05-10 05:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAGR EAID ETRD TBIO VT VTPREL |
02VATICAN2291 | RUSSIANS IN ROME SAY ORTHODOX/VATICAN TENSIONS ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS, DCM MET SEPARATELY WITH FATHER MARCEL GUARNIZO, PRESIDENT OF THE AID TO THE CHURCH IN RUSSIA, FATHER FILIPP OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN ROME, AND DIMITRI SHTODIN, DCM AT THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATIC [...] | 2002-05-10 14:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF IT VT RU |
02VATICAN2292 | ISRAELI EMBASSY READOUT OF MAY 10 [...] (S) ZWI TAL(PROTECT),DCM OF THE ISRAELI EMBASSY TO THE HOLY SEE, GAVE DCM HIS EMBASSY'S PERSPECTIVE OF THE MAY 10 MEETING AMONG ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER PERES, VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER-EQUIVALENT TAURAN, AND VATICAN PRIME MINISTER-EQUIVALENT SODANO. TAL'S VIEWS ARE BASED ON A READ-OUT OF THE [...] | 2002-05-10 14:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | IS IT PGOV PHUM PREL VT |
02VATICAN2351 | OFFICIAL GREETINGS - HOLY SEE [...] AN OFFICIAL GREETING IS SENT ANNUALLY TO THE HOLY SEE ON THE OCCASION OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ELECTION OF THE REIGNING PONTIFF. THIS TAKES THE PLACE OF THE NATIONAL DAY GREETING. FOR THE PONTIFICATE OF JOHN PAUL II THE DATE IS OCTOBER 16. NOTE: THIS DATE WILL CHANGE WITH THE ELECTION OF HI [...] | 2002-05-14 13:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC VT |
02VATICAN24 | POPE GIVES HIS BLESSING TO EURO CURRENCY [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS "BLESSED" THE ARRIVAL OF THE EURO CURRENCY CALLING IT AN HISTORIC STEP. IN A JANUARY 1 ADDRESS IN VATICAN CITY, THE POPE SAID HE WISHED PEACE AND PROSPERITY ON THE COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION. HE SAID, "I HOPE THAT IT (THE EURO) PROMOTES THE COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF [...] | 2002-01-02 16:22:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN ECON VT |
02VATICAN25 | VENEZUELAN AMBASSADOR TO RETURN TO CARACAS [...] (C) IQNACIO QUINTANA, THE VENEZUELAN AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE, HOSTED A DINER IN HONOR OF VATICAN PRIME MINISTER-EQUIVALENT CARDINAL SODANO ON DECEMBER 27. IN ADDITION TO AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON, THE TWELVE QUESTS INCLUDED FOREIQN MINISTER- EQUIVALENT ARCHBISHOP TAURAN, AND PREFECT OF THE P [...] | 2002-01-02 16:23:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR VT PGOV VE |
02VATICAN290 | VATICAN CHARITY COMBATS HARSH CONDITIONS IN NORTH [...] VATICAN NGO, CARITAS HONG KONG, COORDINATES THE VATICAN'S RELIEF EFFORTS IN NORTH KOREA. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SOLID WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DPRK GOVERNMENT. CARITAS REPORTS IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FOOD SITUATION AFTER MASSIVE INPUTS FROM INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE WORLD F [...] | 2002-01-18 15:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAID EAGR KN VT |
02VATICAN2901 | SUBJECT: NO RED CARPET FOR TAIWAN PRESIDENT AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PLANS ARE AFOOT FOR TAIWAN PRESIDENT CHEN TO TRANSIT ITALY THIS JULY ON TRAVEL FROM TAIPEI TO AFRICA, ACCORDING TO TAIWAN EMBOFF, YET THE VATICAN IS NOT PUTTING OUT THE RED CARPET. TAIWAN FM EUGENE Y.H. CHIEN MET MAY 30 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA [...] | 2002-06-14 10:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CH IT PREL TW VT |
02VATICAN298 | VATICAN REPORTS EYES ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C) THE VATICAN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN DESK OFFICER ADVISED POLOFF 1/16 THAT U.S. TREATMENT OF DETAINEES AT THE GUANTANAMO BASE AND ELSEWHERE HAD BECOME A SALIENT QUESTION IN HIS VATICAN MEETINGS, BOTH IN-HOUSE AND WITH FOREIGN DIPLOMATS. IN PARTICULAR, MSGR. LUIS MARIANO DE MONTEMAYOR, [...] | 2002-01-18 16:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | AG CU MOPS PHUM PREL VT |
02VATICAN326 | PRESSING VATICAN ON PALESTINIAN VIOLENCE [...] (C) AMBASSADOR TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A FRIDAY, 01/18 MEETING WITH VATICAN FM EQUIVALENT JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN TO PRESS REFTEL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00326 221703Z POINTS ON THE ZINNI MISSION AND TO ASK TAURAN TO REQUEST PRESIDENT ARAFAT TO HALT THE VIOLENCE AND [...] | 2002-01-22 16:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PREL VT MEPP |
02VATICAN3492 | VATICAN CONCERNED BY DRAFT RUSSIAN VISA RULES [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MIGLIORE TOLD DCM JULY 12 THAT A NEW RUSSIAN DRAFT LAW ON RELIGIOUS WORKER VISAS COULD HAVE A DEVASTATING IMPACT ON THE CHURCH'S ABILITY TO OPERATE IN RUSSIA. FOR EXAMPLE, MIGLIORE INDICATED THAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S OPERATIONS IN IRKUTSK WOULD [...] | 2002-07-15 12:48:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM VT RU |
02VATICAN3503 | (C) VATICAN SEES ARAFAT'S MARGINALIZATION AS ROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MIGLIORE TOLD DCM JULY 12 THAT USG MARGINALIZATION OF ARAFAT WILL LIKELY EMPOWER HAMAS AND THEREBY JUSTIFY ISRAEL PM SHARON'S PLAN TO SEEK A MILITARY SOLUTION. THE VATICAN BELIEVES CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 0350 [...] | 2002-07-15 15:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PGOV PHUM PREL VT |
02VATICAN3527 | VATICAN KEEPING "DOORS OPEN" TO RUSSIAN ORTHODOX [...] (C) SUMMARY: CARDINAL WALTER KASPER, THE VATICAN OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY (INCLUDING THE DIALOGUE WITH RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH) SAID THAT THE HOLY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03527 01 OF 02 170549Z SEE'S ATTEMPTS AT DIALOGUE WITH THE RUSSIAN [...] | 2002-07-17 05:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF VT RU VTPREL |
02VATICAN3575 | VATICAN COMMENTS ON IRF BEIJING VISIT [...] (C) IN THE ABSENCE OF ARCHBISHOP CLAUDIO MARIA CELLI, THE VATICAN'S MAIN CHINA HAND, POLOFFS ON 07/19 MET TO DISCUSS REFEMAIL POINTS WITH VATICAN CHINA DESKOFF, MSGR. GIANFRANCO ROTA-GRAZIOSI. ROTA-GRAZIOSI RECOMMENDED THREE POSSIBLE APPROACHES FOR AMBASSADOR HANFORD TO PUT FORWARD TO HELP [...] | 2002-07-19 14:43:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF CH VT |
02VATICAN3633 | WORKING WITH THE HOLY SEE IN INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE HOLY SEE ACTIVELY SEEKS TO INFLUENCE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03633 01 OF 03 231457Z THE POLICIES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS AND PARTICIPATES INTENSELY IN THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THESE TO PROMOTE ITS OWN AGENDA, PARTICU [...] | 2002-07-23 14:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AORC VT UN VTPREL |
02VATICAN3634 | POPE CONDEMNS DESECRATION OF JEWISH CEMETARY AND [...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II CONDEMNED GROWING ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE AFTER THIRTY-FIVE JEWISH GRAVES IN A ROME CEMETERY WERE DESECRATED JULY 18. IN A TELEGRAM TO ROME'S CHIEF RABBI JULY 19 PUBLISHED ON THE VATICAN'S WEBSITE, THE POPE DESCRIBED THE DESECRATION AS A "DETESTABLE ACT THAT FOLLOWS OTH [...] | 2002-07-23 14:58:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL IT VT |
02VATICAN3636 | THE LIMITS OF VATICAN PERSUASION ON BISHOPS' [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DESPITE THE PERCEPTION OF THE HOLY SEE AS A HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION, IT RARELY GIVES "MARCHING ORDERS" TO CATHOLIC BISHOPS ON SECULAR POLITICAL MATTERS. IN THE RARE CASES WHEN IT DOES DECIDE TO PRESS ITS POLITICAL VIEWS, IT IS LARGELY LIMITED TO THE POWER OF PAPAL PERSUASION [...] | 2002-07-23 15:00:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL VT |
02VATICAN3637 | AID AND ADVOCACY FOR NORTH KOREA - VATICAN AGENCY [...] (SBU) CATHOLIC CHURCH AID AGENCY CONFEDERATION CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS (CI) REPORTS NORTH KOREA'S HUMANITARIAN CRISIS CONTINUES WITH MORE THAN SIX MILLION PEOPLE FACING ACUTE SHORTAGES OF FOOD, MEDICINES, AND DRINKING WATER (REFTEL). CI IS SEEKING WAYS TO ATTRACT MORE DONORS AS PLEDGES FROM [...] | 2002-07-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID KN KS VT |
02VATICAN3638 | CHURCH IN AFRICA: CONFRONTING FUNDAMENTALISM; [...] (C) SUMMARY: SECRETARY FOR THE CONGREGATION FOR THE EVANGELIZATION OF PEOPLES ARCHBISHOP ROBERT SARAH OFFERED DCM A TOUR D'HORIZON OF THE CHURCH'S CONCERNS IN AFRICA DURING A JULY 23 CALL. SARAH FOCUSED ON THE "NEW" CHALLENGE FROM FUNDAMENTALIST ISLAM, CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN THE GREAT LAKES [...] | 2002-07-23 15:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF VT VTPREL |
02VATICAN3692 | EASTERN CHURCHES UNDER STRESS WHERE CHURCH/STATE SEPARATION IS WEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: SECRETARY OF THE CONGREGATION FOR EASTERN CHURCHES, ARCHBISHOP ANTONIO VEGLIO, TOLD CHARGE THAT THE EASTERN CHURCHES -- THE 22 CHRISTIAN RITES THAT ARE NOT ROMAN CATHOLIC BUT ARE IN COMMUNION WITH ROME -- FACE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES THAT CAST LONG SHADOWS OVER THEIR FUTURE. BOTH C [...] | 2002-07-26 10:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF RS IN IS UP VT VTPREL |
02VATICAN3717 | HOLY SEE SIGNS ACCORD WITH CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) THE HOLY SEE SIGNED A JURIDICAL ACCORD WITH THE CZECH REPUBLIC JULY 25 REGULATING THE STATUS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. THE AGREEMENT, REACHED AFTER THREE YEARS OF OCCASIONALLY DIFFICULT NEGOTIATIONS, GUARANTEES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH FREEDOM TO CONDUCT ITS ACTIVITIES, IN [...] | 2002-07-29 14:50:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PL RO LO BU EZ VT |
02VATICAN3823 | FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN ON MIDDLE EAST AND RUSSIA: [...] SUMMARY: (C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN TOLD CHARGE JULY 25 THAT THE HOLY SEE REMAINS SKEPTICAL OF PRIME MINISTER SHARON'S WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT A POLITICAL SOLUTION, AND VIEWS THE JULY 22 ISRAELI ACTION IN GAZA AS EVIDENCE OF SHARON'S PREFERENCE FOR A MILITARY SOL [...] | 2002-08-02 14:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF RS VT VTIS |
02VATICAN3962 | VATICAN-CHINA: HOLY SEE WELCOMES U.S. PUSH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: HOLY SEE CHINA DESK OFFICER, MONSIGNOR GIANFRANCO ROTA-GRAZIOSI WELCOMED AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM HANFORD'S EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE CHINA TO OPEN A DIALOGUE WITH THE HOLY SEE, BUT EXPECTS LITTLE PROGRESS UNTIL AFTER THE LEADERSHIP PICTURE IS CLEARER FO [...] | 2002-08-13 09:22:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF CH VT |
02VATICAN3985 | POPE APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IN MIDDLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: IN HIS AUGUST 11 ANGELUS MESSAGE, POPE JOHN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03985 01 OF 02 131618Z PAUL II MADE A STRONG AND EMOTIONAL APPEAL FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CALLING ON ISRAELIES AND PALESTINIANS TO RETURN TO THE PATH OF NEGOTIATIONS, A [...] | 2002-08-13 16:13:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PREL PHUM KIRF VT VTIS |
02VATICAN3986 | POPE APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IN MIDDLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: IN HIS AUGUST 1 ANGELUS MESSAGE, POPE JOHN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03986 01 OF 02 150143Z PAUL II MADE A STRONG AND EMOTIONAL APPEAL FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CALLING ON ISRAELITES AND PALESTINIANS TO RETURN TO THE PATH OF NEGOTIATIONS, A [...] | 2002-08-13 16:15:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PREL PHUM KIRF VT VTIS |
02VATICAN4217 | VATICAN PUTS PEOPLE FIRST AT SUSTAINABLE [...] "PEOPLE COME FIRST" WILL BE THE LEITMOTIF FOR THE VATICAN DELEGATION AT THE WORLD SUMMIT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. IN AN AUGUST 25 MESSAGE FROM HIS SUMMER RETREAT AT CASTELGANDOLFO, POPE JOHN PAUL II WISHED SUMMIT DELEGATES UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04217 [...] | 2002-08-30 08:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI VT |
02VATICAN4241 | VATICAN ON CLONING CONVENTION: DON'T MAKE THE IDEAL THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: VATICAN DFM MIGLIORE TOLD DCM AUGUST 30 THAT THE HOLY SEE SHARED U.S. GOALS ON THE CLONING CONVENTION AND SUPPORTED USG EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE A UN CONVENTION TO BAN ALL FORMS OF HUMAN CLONING. HOWEVER, THE VATICAN FEARED THAT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VA [...] | 2002-09-03 05:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA PREL AORC TBIO TPHY VT UNGA |
02VATICAN4247 | VATICAN ON UNGA PRIORITIES [...] AT THE END OF A LONG ROMAN AUGUST WITH FEW HOLY SEE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04247 031213Z DESK OFFICERS IN TOWN, POLOFF WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY A DESK OFFICER ABLE TO ACCEPT REF A DEMARCHE ON UNGA PRIORITIES. MONSIGNOR OSVALDO NEVES, STANDING IN SINCE [...] | 2002-09-03 11:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI VT |
02VATICAN4355 | POPE TO SPEAK ON 9/11 ANNIVERSARY [...] No summary [...] | 2002-09-06 15:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VT |
02VATICAN4361 | THE ZAMBIAN MAIZE CRISIS: MOVING THE HOLY SEE TO [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: SINCE THE START OF THE ZAMBIAN GMO FOOD AID CRISIS, EMBASSY VATICAN HAS PRESSED HARD AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF THE HOLY SEE FOR A STRONG STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF U.S. FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA AND BEYOND. BUILDING ON OVER A Y [...] | 2002-09-08 10:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EAGR VT VTPREL |
02VATICAN4376 | BURUNDI: PRESIDENT BUYOYA SEEKS STEPPED UP U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: BURUNDI PRESIDENT BUYOYA, ATTENDING A SANT'EGIDIO CONFERENCE IN PALERMO ON CONFLICT AND DIALOGUE, REQUESTED A MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON SEPTEMBER 1 TO REINFORCE HIS INTEREST IN STEPPED UP U.S. AND TANZANIAN PRESSURE ON THE CNDD FACTION OF THE FDD. MEETING AT THE SUGGESTI [...] | 2002-09-09 15:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | BY MOPS PGOV PREF PREL SF TZ TZBY |
02VATICAN4398 | ONE YEAR AFTER SEPTEMBER 11: HOLY SEE FM WELCOMES [...] (U) SUMMARY: IN AN INTERVIEW PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 10, VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN LOUIS TAURAN PRAISED THE UNIVERSAL CONDEMNATION OF TERRORISM THAT HAS FOLLOWED SEPTEMBER 11, WHILE CAUTIONING THAT ANY DECISION TO USE FORCE AGAINST IRAQ MUST BE TAKEN WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE UNITED NATIONS [...] | 2002-09-10 16:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM IZ IS |
02VATICAN4444 | HOLY SEE AND THE ROADMAP FOR IRAQ PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE HOLY SEE PRESENTS DISTINCTIVE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN REGARD TO IRAQ PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. UNLIKE MOST POSTS, OUR ""PUBLIC"" WITHIN THE VATICAN IS LIMITED, BUT THE PUBLIC REACH OF THE VATICAN IS TRULY GLOBAL AND AMONG THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 [...] | 2002-09-13 04:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KPAO OPRC PREL VT |
02VATICAN4470 | VATICAN IRE AT NEW RUSSIAN "NYET" TO ITS CLERGY [...] THE VATICAN HAS SHARPLY CRITICIZED THE RECENT EXPULSION OF TWO POLISH PRIESTS FROM RUSSIA. THIS BRINGS TO FIVE THE NUMBER OF CATHOLIC CLERGY EXPELLED FROM RUSSIA THIS YEAR, INCLUDING BISHOP JERZY MAZUR OF THE SIBERIAN DIOCESE OF ST. JOSEPH. A TERSE STATEMENT ISSUED SEPTEMBER 9 BY VATICAN S [...] | 2002-09-13 12:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PL RS VT |
02VATICAN4483 | PRESIDENT'S UNGA SPEECH: HOLY SEE WELCOMES [...] (C) WITH FM TAURAN OUT OF TOWN, CHARGE DELIVERED REF A POINTS ON THE PRESIDENT'S UNGA ADDRESS TO VATICAN DFM CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 04483 131612Z CELESTINO MILGIORE, EMPHASIZING THE PRESIDENT'S FOCUS ON THE UN'S ROLE IN ADVANCING HUMAN DIGNITY, AND THE C [...] | 2002-09-13 15:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM VT UNGA |
02VATICAN4539 | POPE WELCOMES IRAQ'S APPARENT OPENNESS TO NEW ARMS [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II ENDED HIS WEEKLY GENERAL AUDIENCE SEPTEMBER 18 BY WELCOMING IRAQ'S APPARENT ACCEPTANCE OF UN ARMS INSPECTIONS AS POTENTIALLY A STEP BACK FROM WAR. THE VATICAN'S PRESS OFFICE SLUGGED THE PAPAL STATEMENT IN ITS DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN AS "POPE MAKES APPEAL FOR PEACE." TEX [...] | 2002-09-19 05:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL IZ VT |
02VATICAN4742 | HOLY SEE TO TAKE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CONCERNS TO [...] (C) FOLLOWING THE HOLY SEE'S REBUKE OF RUSSIA BEFORE OSCE CHIEFS OF MISSION TO THE HOLY SEE FOR ITS SERIES OF EXPULSIONS AND VISA DENIALS TO CATHOLIC CLERGY (REF A),VATICAN OSCE DESK OFFICER TOLD POLOFF SEPTEMBER 30 THAT THE HOLY SEE PLANS TO SEEK REDRESS WITHIN THE OSCE FOR THE CANCELLATION [...] | 2002-10-01 11:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PL RS VT |
02VATICAN4909 | HOLY SEE: FM TAURAN REPLY TO SECRETARY'S LETTER ON [...] (SBU) IN HIS REPLY TO SECRETARY POWELL'S LETTER REQUESTING A STRONG HOLY SEE STATEMENT REGARDING THE SAFETY OF U.S. BIOTECH FOOD ASSISTANCE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (REF B),HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER EQUIVALENT ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN GAVE NO INDICATION THAT THE HOLY SEE WOULD OFFER A STRONG [...] | 2002-10-08 14:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI ZA RP VT VTPREL |
02VATICAN4991 | JERUSALEM PATRIARCH PLEAS FOR U.S. INTERVENTION [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, PLEASE SEE LAST PARA. 2. (C) SUMMARY: AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE POPE, CATHOLIC PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM MICHEL SABBAH MADE AN URGENT PLEA TO AMBASSADOR OCTOBER 10 FOR U.S. HELP TO STOP THE VIOLENCE, CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA [...] | 2002-10-14 13:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IS VT VTPREL |
02VATICAN5138 | THE POPE AND THE ROMANIAN PATRIARCH: REINFORCING [...] (U) IN THE VATICAN, WHERE GESTURES AND SYMBOLS CARRY WEIGHT, POPE JOHN PAUL II PULLED OUT ALL THE STOPS DURING ROMANIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH TEOCTIST'S OCTOBER 7-13 VISIT TO VATICAN CITY AND THE CITY OF ROME. IN A SERIES OF EVENTS CULMINATING IN A SPECIAL MASS IN ST. PETER'S, THE PATRIARCH WA [...] | 2002-10-22 09:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI RO VT VTPREL |
02VATICAN5167 | VATICAN BACKS U.S. BISHOPS' SEXUAL ABUSE POLICY, [...] (U) IN AN OCTOBER 18 LETTER TO THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, THE HOLY SEE CONVEYED ITS SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. BISHOPS' EFFORTS TO ADDRESS SEXUAL ABUSE ISSUES, BUT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05167 01 OF 02 231022Z ALSO INDICATED ITS DESIRE FOR REVISI [...] | 2002-10-23 09:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VT |
02VATICAN5194 | HOLY SEE WOULD WELCOME CONTINUED PRESIDENTIAL PUSH [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHEN PRESIDENT BUSH MEETS WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT JIANG OCTOBER 24 IN CRAWFORD, THE HOLY SEE WOULD CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 05194 231549Z WELCOME A CONTINUED STRONG PRESIDENTIAL PUSH FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN CHINA, REINFORCING THE MESSAGE THE [...] | 2002-10-23 15:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIRF CH VT |
02VATICAN521 | THE ASSISI WORLD DAY FOR PEACE. THE VATICAN TAKES ON THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS. [...] (U) SUMMARY: POPE JOHN PAUL II LED AN INTERFAITH APPEAL FOR PEACE JANUARY 24 IN ASSISI, ITALY AT WHICH HE ISSUED A CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00521 01 OF 03 040621Z RINGING CONDEMNATION OF VIOLENCE PERPETRATED IN THE NAME OF RELIGION. MORE THAN 300 RELIGI [...] | 2002-02-04 06:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IT PHUM PREL VT |
02VATICAN5296 | CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS PREPARES FOR WAR IN IRAQ; [...] (SBU) A CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS (CI) DELEGATION LED BY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05296 01 OF 02 291503Z THE DIRECTOR OF CARITAS' BRITISH OFFICE (CAFOD) HAS RETURNED FROM A FIVE-DAY VISIT TO IRAQ TO ASSESS IRAQ'S CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO POTENTIAL HUMANITARIAN [...] | 2002-10-29 13:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETTC EAID IZ VT VTPREL |
02VATICAN5346 | HOLY SEE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CLONING CONVENTION [...] (U) EMBASSY APPROACHED HOLY SEE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MIGLIORE OCTOBER 25 TO REQUEST HOLY SEE DEMARCHES TO ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC) MEMBER STATES IN ORDER TO SECURE BROADER SUPPORT FOR THE U.S.-SPONSORED RESOLUTION BANNING ALL FORMS OF HUMAN CLONING. MIGLIORE [...] | 2002-10-31 13:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KSCA PREL VT UNGA |
02VATICAN5356 | VATICAN ARCHIVES: ARCHIVIST CONFIRMS PARTIAL [...] CHIEF VATICAN ARCHIVIST CARDINAL JORGE MEIJA CONFIRMED OCTOBER 29 THE VATICAN'S ACCELERATED TIMETABLE FOR THE RELEASE OF MATERIAL RELATING TO WORLD WAR II AND THE PONTIFICATE OF PIUS XII, AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY POST (REFTEL). MATERIAL PERTAINING TO VATICAN ASSISTANCE TO PRISONERS OF WAR [...] | 2002-10-31 15:00:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL GM VT |
02VATICAN5404 | HOLY SEE NOMINATES NEW VATICAN PERMANENT OBSERVER [...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED UNDERSECRETARY FOR RELATIONS WITH STATES (DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER) MONSIGNOR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05404 060634Z CELESTINO MIGLIORE TO BE THE HOLY SEE'S PERMANENT OBSERVER AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK. MIGLIORE R [...] | 2002-11-06 05:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR VT UN |
02VATICAN5471 | HOLY SEE CAUTIOUS ON CUBAN DISSIDENTS [...] (C) HOLY SEE DIRECTOR OF CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS PAINTED A CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 05471 01 OF 02 080949Z PICTURE OF A DEFENSIVE CUBAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN A NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH POLOFFS TO DISCUSS CUBA AND VENEZUELA (VENEZUELA REPORTED SEPTEL). MSGR. GIORGIO [...] | 2002-11-08 08:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CU VT VTPREL |
02VATICAN5545 | HOLY SEE EFFORTS TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE [...] (C) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS SPOKEN OUT FORCEFULLY AND CONSISTENTLY AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE AND AGAINST SPECIFIC ANTI-SEMITIC ACTS. HE ACKNOWLEDGES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM -- IN PART BASED ON THE CHURCH'S SELF-ACKNOWLEDGED HISTORICAL &SIN8 OF [...] | 2002-11-14 13:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV VT IS |
02VATICAN5546 | ABM CODE OF CONDUCT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2002-11-14 14:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC TSPA ETTC MASS VT |
02VATICAN5607 | HOLY SEE URGES CHURCH TO PROMOTE VENEZUELAN DIALOGUE, AVOID POLITICAL ACTIVISM [...] (C) THE HOLY SEE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF CIVIL VIOLENCE IN VENEZUELA IN THE COMING MONTHS, AND THE POPE HIMSELF HAS URGED THE VENEZUELAN BISHOPS TO "COOL IT" ON POLITICAL ACTIVISM AND INSTEAD TO ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE. THE HOLY SEE VIEWED THE BISHOPS' OCTOBER LETTER ENCOURAGING DIALOGU [...] | 2002-11-19 09:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM VT VE |
02VATICAN5625 | AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON'S MEETING ON BIOTECH WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR CALLED ON HOLY SEE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER EQUIVALENT LEONARDO SANDRI NOVEMBER 16 TO EXPRESS U.S. CONCERN OVER THE LACK OF HOLY SEE INVOLVEMENT REGARDING THE GROWING THREAT OF HUNGER AND STARVATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AND, SPECIFICALLY, THE ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT'S REJECTION [...] | 2002-11-19 14:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID EAGR SENV SOCI ZA RP VT VTPREL |
02VATICAN5640 | VATICAN AND QATAR ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS [...] THE HOLY SEE ANNOUNCED NOVEMBER 18 THAT IT HAS ESTABLISHED FORMAL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH QATAR. THE HOLY SEE WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE LEVEL OF NUNCIO AND QATAR BY AN AMBASSADOR. THE HOLY SEE HAS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH MOST MOSLEM STATES WITH THE GLARING EXCEPTION OF SAUDI ARABIA, OM [...] | 2002-11-20 09:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL QA VT |
02VATICAN57 | SANT'EGIDIO/UNITA TALKING PEACE [...] (C) IN AN ASIDE TO POLOFF BEFORE A 12/20/01 MEETING WITH S/E DANFORTH TO DISCUSS SUDAN PEACE INITIATIVES (REPORTED SEPTEL),SANT'EGIDIO SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR AND AFRICA HAND DON MATTEO ZUPPI RELATED HIS RECENT CONVERSATIONS WITH UNITA LEADER SAVIMBI AND LOCAL UNITA REP. ZUPPI, A FLUENT [...] | 2002-01-04 10:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AN VT |
02VATICAN5714 | SODANO HINTS AT SHIFT IN HOLY SEE UN STATUS; TAKES [...] (U) THE HOLY SEE IS CONSIDERING UPGRADING ITS STATUS AT THE UN FROM PERMANENT OBSERVER TO FULL MEMBER. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CENTRIST ITALIAN DAILY "CORRIERE DELLA SERA" PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 24, VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE (PM EQUIVALENT) CARDINAL ANGELO SODONO SAID THE HOLY SEE WAS [...] | 2002-11-25 14:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM VT |
02VATICAN5753 | THE HOLY SEE AND THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION: [...] (SBU) ALTHOUGH THE HOLY SEE IS PRESSING HARD FOR THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTINENT'S CHRISTIAN HERITAGE, THIS DRIVE IS IN NO WAY INTENDED TO SUGGEST HOLY SEE OPPOSITION TO TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP. ON THE CONTRARY, THIS EFFORT PREDATES THE CURRENT DEBATE OVER TURKEY, AND THE [...] | 2002-11-27 13:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PINS EU PGOV VT |
02VATICAN579 | VATICAN AGENCY TO LAUNCH LENTEN MEDIA APPEAL FOR [...] (C) FIDES, A VATICAN NEWS AGENCY, IS SET TO LAUNCH A LENTEN APPEAL NEXT WEEK FOR THE FREEDOM OF MISSING OR DETAINED UNDERGROUND CATHOLIC CLERGY. FATHER BERNARDO CERVELLERA, FIDES DIRECTOR AND CHINA SPECIALIST, PROVIDED AMBASSADOR AN ADVANCE LIST OF MORE THAN 30 NAMES IN ORDER TO FOREWARN THE [...] | 2002-02-06 10:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PHUM PINR TW VT |
02VATICAN5803 | STRENGTHENING CATHOLICISM IN VIETNAM ONE BISHOP AT A TIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: ALTHOUGH THE COLD WAR IS OVER FOR MOST, THE HOLY SEE CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE AGAINST COMMUNIST REGIMES IN ASIA. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S ABILITY TO MANAGE ITS AFFAIRS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE IS CURRENTLY BETTER IN VIETNAM THAN IN CHINA, BUT THE HOLY SEE IS WORKING IN VIETNAM TO ADVANCE [...] | 2002-12-03 05:13:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PREL VM VT |
02VATICAN5836 | HOLY SEE NOT SUPPORTIVE OF SEPARATE OSCE [...] (SBU) POLOFF REVIEWED REFS (A) AND (B) DISCUSSION OF A SPECIAL SESSION ON ANTI-SEMITISM NOVEMBER 16 WITH VATICAN OSCE DIRECTOR MONS. ETTORE BALESTRERO, FOCUSING ON THE NEED FOR A STAND-ALONE MEETING TO DISCUSS ANTI-SEMITISM. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05836 [...] | 2002-12-04 07:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM VT OSCE |
02VATICAN5848 | HOLY SEE NOMINATES NEW DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER: [...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED MONSIGNOR PIETRO PAROLIN TO BE THE HOLY SEE'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER (UNDER- SECRETARY FOR THE SECTION FOR RELATIONS WITH STATES OF THE SIPDIS SECRETARIAT OF STATE). PAROLIN REPLACES ARCHBISHOP- SIPDIS DESIGNATE CELESTINO MIGLIORE WHO HAS BEEN APPOI [...] | 2002-12-04 14:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR VT |
02VATICAN5938 | HOLY SEE CALLS IN AMBASSADOR TO CONVEY CONCERNS ON [...] (C) HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN CALLED IN AMBASSADOR NOVEMBER 27 TO CONVEY THE POPE'S CONCERNS ABOUT THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST, PARTICULARLY THE ISRAELI REOCCUPATION OF BETHLEHEM. WITH THE CHRISTMAS SEASON APPROACHING, TAURAN SAID THE CURRENT CURFEW IN BETHL [...] | 2002-12-11 15:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS IZ PREL VT VTIS |
02VATICAN6064 | HOLY SEE FEARS FAILURE ON TRIPS IN WTO TALKS WOULD [...] (U) THE HOLY SEE CONTACTED THE EMBASSY DECEMBER 19 TO CONVEY ITS URGENT CONCERNS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS AT THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL IN REGARD TO TRIPS AND PUBLIC HEALTH. IN A NON-PAPER DELIVERED TO THE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 06 [...] | 2002-12-19 13:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD VT WTO |
02VATICAN6141 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES VATICAN DIPLOMATIC COLLEAGUES [...] SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR HOSTED A MEETING ON THE AFRICA FAMINE AND U.S. BIOTECH RELIEF FOOD DECEMBER 18 FOR THIRTY HOLY SEE DIPLOMATIC COLLEAGUES FROM EUROPE, AFRICA, ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JEAN JACQUES GRAISSE, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO FODAG TONY HALL, A [...] | 2002-12-27 13:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD TBIO EAGR EAID VT |
02VATICAN6156 | ADM. JOHNSON/AMB. NICHOLSON BALKAN TRIP FOCUSES ON [...] SUMMARY: AT THE INVITATION OF AFSOUTH CINC ADMIRAL JOHNSON, AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON TRAVELED TO THE BALKANS TO MEET WITH RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN BOSNIA AND KOSOVO AND WITH AMBASSADOR BUTLER IN SKOPJE, TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 06156 01 OF 02 [...] | 2002-12-30 13:40:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KIRF KPAO VT VTPREL |
02VATICAN699 | VATICAN ON CLONING CONVENTION [...] (C) POLOFF MET VATICAN UN ISSUES DIRECTOR MONS. DOMINIQUE MAMBERTI 02/07 TO DISCUSS REFTEL QUESTIONS ON VATICAN POSITION REGARDING UN ANTI-CLONING CONVENTION DEBATE. MAMBERTI UNDERSCORED THE HOLY SEE'S ABSOLUTE OPPOSITION TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00699 [...] | 2002-02-12 14:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KSCA PREL SENV TBIO TPHY TSPA VT UNGA |
02VATICAN76 | ANGELO SCOLA: NEW PATRIARCH AND NOW PAPABILE? [...] (SBU) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED A NEW PATRIARCH TO LEAD THE CATHOLIC ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION OF VENICE, ITALY. 60 YEAR OLD BISHOP ANGELO SCOLA IS ALREADY BEING TOUTED AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE NEXT PAPACY. VENICE HAS UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 00076 [...] | 2002-01-07 14:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR VT |
02VATICAN784 | BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT JANUARY 14-25, 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 14, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE PREVIOUS TWO WEEKS. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES COMMERCIAL ADVOCACY WITH [...] | 2002-02-15 13:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN VT |
02VATICAN819 | VATICAN ARCHIVES - POPE ORDERS PARTIAL OPENING FOR [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS ORDERED THE PARTIAL OPENING OF THE VATICAN ARCHIVES FOR MATERIAL RELATING TO THE PERIOD LEADING TO AND DURING WORLD WAR II. IN A FEBRUARY 15 STATEMENT THE VATICAN'S CHIEF ARCHIVIST SAID THAT FROM THE BEGINNING OF 2003 MATERIAL FROM PIUS XI'S PONTIFICATE HELD BY THE VATI [...] | 2002-02-19 06:07:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL GM VT |
02VATICAN83 | VATICAN PM WANTS HIS MONEY [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. CARDINAL SODANO, VATICAN PM EQUIVALENT, ON 01/08/02 PASSED CHARGE A LETTER VERBALE ADDRESSED TO THE AMBASSADOR (FAXED TO EUR/WE) IN WHICH HE REQUESTED THE INTERVENTION OF THIS EMBASSY TO EXPEDITE THE UNBLOCKING BY OFAC OF VATICAN OFFICIAL FUNDS. THESE FUNDS [...] | 2002-01-08 09:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETTC EFIN VT |
03VATICAN1033 | TAIWAN AT THE HOLY SEE: CLINGING TO ITS LAST [...] (U) SUMMARY: WHILE TAIWAN IS WELL AWARE THAT THE HOLY SEE WILL SHIFT ITS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS TO BEIJING AS SOON AS IT CAN; TAIPEI CONTINUES TO USE ITS LAST EMBASSY IN EUROPE TO PRESENT ITSELF AS A MATURE DEMOCRATIC STATE THAT PLAYS A CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF DEMOCRACY AND HU [...] | 2003-03-13 05:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PREL TW VT |
03VATICAN1046 | HOLOCAUST MUSEUM DELEGATION WORKS IN SECRET [...] SUMMARY: A DELEGATION FROM THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM MET WITH VATICAN ARCHIVE/LIBRARY DIRECTOR CARDINAL JORJE MARIA MEJIA MARCH 3 AND GAINED ACCESS TO THE VATICAN SECRET ARCHIVE TO SURVEY CERTAIN PRE-WAR RECORDS. THE DELEGATION PROPOSED TO MEJIA COLLABORATION WITH THE ARCHIVE'S SMALL STAFF TO CATA [...] | 2003-03-13 13:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KNAR VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN105 | SUPPORTING OAS SYG GAVIRIAS' MISSION: VATICAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR CARIBBEAN STATES MONS. GIORGIO LINGUA TOLD POLOFF JANUARY 7 THAT THE HOLY SEE'S MAIN CONCERN IN VENEZUELA IS TO SEE TENSIONS REDUCED AND THE PARTIES WORKING TOWARDS AN AUGUST 2003 REFERENDUM, AS PERMITTED BY THE VENEZUELAN CONSTITUTION. THE VENEZUELAN [...] | 2003-01-10 16:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM VE VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN1055 | VATICAN REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO FULL CLONING BAN, [...] PER DEPARTMENT'S REQUEST (REF A),DCM AND POLOFF REVIEWED THE U.S. APPROACH TO ACHIEVING AN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION TO BAN ALL FORMS OF HUMAN CLONING WITH NEW VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PIETRO PAROLIN. PAROLIN, WHO WAS FULLY CONVERSANT WITH THE STATE OF PLAY ON THE CONVENTION, ASSURED [...] | 2003-03-14 08:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO VT UNGA KSIA |
03VATICAN1124 | HOLY SEE TO FOCUS ON HUMAN DIGNITY, RELIGIOUS [...] (C) THE HOLY SEE DELEGATION TO THE 59TH UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CONVEYED TO EMBASSY ITS WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF MUTUAL INTEREST, PARTICULARLY ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND MIGRATION. HOLY SEE DELEGATE TO THE UNHRC, BISHOP DIARMUID MARTIN, [...] | 2003-03-19 06:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN1329 | HOLY SEE RELAYS CONCERNS ABOUT SITUATION IN [...] (SBU) THE HOLY SEE OUTLINED ITS CONCERNS ABOUT MOUNTING UNREST IN THE NORTHEASTERN REGION OF ITURI IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) IN A NOTE PASSED TO EMBASSY MARCH 24. THE VATICAN IS CALLING ON THE PARTIES TO "RESPECT AGREEMENTS ALREADY SIGNED AND RESUME NEGOTIATIONS." THE HOLY S [...] | 2003-03-28 10:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CF CG PHUM PREL RW UG VT |
03VATICAN135 | POPE'S MESSAGE TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS FOCUSES ON WAR, [...] IN HIS ANNUAL SPEECH TO THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS JANUARY 13, POPE JOHN PAUL II OFFERED HIS PERSPECTIVE ON THE STATE OF THE WORLD. CITING THE CURRENT "FEAR THAT OFTEN DWELLS IN THE HEARTS OF OUR CONTEMPORARIES," HE IDENTIFIED THE CAUSES OF THIS FEAR AS: "INSIDIOUS TERRORISM, UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS [...] | 2003-01-14 07:15:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN1378 | VATICAN CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2003-04-01 08:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TBIO VT UN |
03VATICAN1401 | HOLY SEE HOPES BRIGITTINE CONVENT IN HAVANA WILL [...] (C) MFA CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR MONS. GIORGIO LINGUA TOLD US MARCH 28 THAT THE HOLY SEE STILL HOPED THAT THE MARCH 8 OPENING OF THE BRIGITTINE SISTERS' HOUSE IN HAVANA, DEVELOPED WITH CASTRO'S COOPERATION, WOULD HELP PAVE THE WAY TO GREATER CHURCH ACCESS TO THE CUBAN PEOPLE. THE HOLY SEE [...] | 2003-04-02 11:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF CU VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN1406 | HOLY SEE'S PASSIVE APPROACH TO GOC DISSIDENT [...] (C) DCM CONVEYED REF (A) DEMARCHE CONCERNING THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT'S ONGOING DISSIDENT CRACKDOWN MARCH 26 TO DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PIETRO PAROLIN. PAROLIN INDICATED THE HOLY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 01406 01 OF 02 021354Z SEE WAS FOLLOWING THE CRACKDOWN [...] | 2003-04-02 13:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CU VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN1505 | WAR IN IRAQ: POPE SEEKS QUICK END TO CONFLICT, [...] SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF WAR IN IRAQ, POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS MADE PERSISTENT APPEALS FOR PEACE IN IRAQ AND EXPRESSED CONTINUED CONCERN FOR CIVILIANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES CAUGHT UP IN THE FIGHTING. HOWEVER, CONTRARY TO MANY MEDIA REPORTS, NEITHER THE POPE NOR SENIOR VATICAN OFFICIALS I [...] | 2003-04-09 05:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN1508 | COMBATING AIDS IN MOZAMBIQUE - REQUEST FOR [...] (U) ROME'S SANT'EGIDIO COMMUNITY, A VATICAN-ENDORSED LAY CATHOLIC NGO WITH GLOBAL REACH, WHICH SUCCESSFULLY MEDIATED AN END TO MOZAMBIQUE'S CIVIL WAR IN 1991, HAS LAUNCHED AN AMBITIOUS PROGRAM TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS IN MOZAMBIQUE. SANT'EGIDIO, WHICH HAS RETAINED ITS COMMITMENT TO MOZAMBIQUE'S DEMO [...] | 2003-04-09 05:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO MZ VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN1570 | VATICAN LOOKING FORWARD: U/S BOLTON REVIEWS [...] (C) HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN, CARDINAL STAFFORD, THE AMERICAN HEADS OF THE COUNCIL FOR LAITY, AND ITALIAN CARDINAL RUINI, WHO IS THE VICAR OF ROME AND HEAD OF THE ITALIAN BISHOPS CONFERENCE, TOLD UNDER SECRETARY BOLTON APRIL 9 THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO IRAQ'S FUTURE AND ARE FOCUSED ON HUMANI [...] | 2003-04-13 10:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN1694 | REINVIGORATED POPE WELCOMES END OF WAR, CONDEMNS [...] (U) A VIGOROUS POPE JOHN PAUL II PRESIDED OVER THE VATICAN'S EASTER WEEK SERVICES, USING HIS HOMILIES AND EASTER MESSAGE TO FOCUS GLOBAL ATTENTION ON THE HOLY SEE'S TOP INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS: RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ, PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CONDEMNATION OF TERRORISM AND RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE, [...] | 2003-04-22 13:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM IS WE IZ VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN1747 | POPE CALLS ON WORLD NOT TO FORGET GREAT LAKES [...] (U) DURING HIS WEEKLY WEDNESDAY AUDIENCE IN ST. PETER'S SQUARE APRIL 9, POPE JOHN PAUL II URGED THE WORLD TO NOT FORGET THE VIOLENT AND CONTINUING CONFLICT IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION OF AFRICA, AND CALLED ON LEADERS TO RETURN TO THE PEACE PROCESS. VATICAN OFFICIALS HAD PASSED EMBASSY A PR [...] | 2003-04-24 14:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | CF CG PHUM PREL RW UG VT |
03VATICAN1775 | POPE DECRIES EXECUTIONS AND ASKS CASTRO FOR [...] (U) SEE ACTION REQUEST PARA. 5. 2. (U) IN A DEPARTURE FROM THE HOLY SEE'S NORMALLY CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO CUBA, POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS PUBLICLY DECRIED THE EXECUTION OF THREE HIJACKERS AS WELL AS THE HARSH SENTENCES RECENTLY HANDED DOWN AGAINST CUBAN DISSIDENTS. THE POPE'S APRIL 13 APPEA [...] | 2003-04-28 15:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CU VT |
03VATICAN1880 | IRAQI CLERGY CALL FOR RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC [...] (SBU) LOOKING TO LAY DOWN SOME MARKERS ON IRAQ'S RELIGIOUS FUTURE, THE HOLY SEE FORWARDED TO POST UNDER DIPLOMATIC NOTE A COPY OF A DECLARATION ISSUED BY THE IRAQI PATRIARCHS AND BISHOPS (I.E. OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC, CHALDEAN, AND EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCHES) ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN IRAQ. THE [...] | 2003-05-02 14:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PGOV PHUM SOCI VT |
03VATICAN195 | (C) PAYA VISITS POPE; FM TAURAN MAY RECIPROCATE [...] (C) VATICAN CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR MONS. GIORGIO LINGUA TOLD US JANUARY 9 THAT THE HOLY SEE CONTINUES TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT "PRESSING THE ENVELOPE" FOR GREATER CHURCH FREEDOMS IN CUBA. HE BELIEVED THAT THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00195 [...] | 2003-01-16 14:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM VT |
03VATICAN2046 | HOLY SEE EXPRESSES MORAL SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN'S [...] (C) HOLY SEE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PAROLIN CONTACTED DCM APRIL 28 TO CONVEY THE VATICAN'S MORAL SUPPORT FOR TAIWANESE PARTICIPATION IN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, WHICH THEY HAVE CAST AS A "HUMANITARIAN ISSUE." PAROLIN UNDERSTOOD FROM THE TAIWANESE, WHO HAD CALLED ON HIM THAT DAY, T [...] | 2003-05-13 04:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI TBIO CH TW VT |
03VATICAN215 | HOLY SEE AND THE PRC, TIME FOR RECONCILIATION? [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE HOLY SEE IS "HAPPY TO HEAR THE GOOD NEWS" (REF) THAT PRC OFFICIALS ARE WAITING FOR A 'GESTURE' FROM THE VATICAN IN ORDER TO RESUME DIALOG ABOUT NORMALIZING CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 00215 01 OF 02 171350Z RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS. [...] | 2003-01-17 13:22:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PREL VT |
03VATICAN2225 | VIGOROUS POPE CELEBRATES 83RD BIRTHDAY BY [...] No summary [...] | 2003-05-20 10:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM VT |
03VATICAN2663 | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON SILVANO TOMASI: NEW [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED HIS NUNCIO TO ERITREA, ETHIOPIA AND DJIBOUTI, ARCHBISHOP SILVANO TOMASI (AN AMERICAN CITIZEN),AS THE HOLY SEE'S PERMANENT OBSERVER AT THE UN OFFICES AND SPECIALIST AGENCIES, AND TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION IN GENEVA. TOMASI REPLACES ARCHBISHOP DIARMUID MAR [...] | 2003-06-12 12:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR VT UN |
03VATICAN283 | PARTNERS FOR PROGRESS - WORKING WITH VATICAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES [...] (U) THE HOLY SEE, CATHOLIC DIOCESES WORLDWIDE, AFFILIATED NGO'S AND CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS ORDERS ARE SIGNIFICANT, IF OFTEN OVERLOOKED, PLAYERS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS IN EFFECT THE WORLD'S LARGEST INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY: SO [...] | 2003-01-24 10:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PREF PGOV EAGR EAID ECON SMIG TBIO VT |
03VATICAN2996 | VATICAN SPOTLIGHT ON ROMA [...] SUMMARY: THE VATICAN'S FIFTH WORLD CONGRESS OF THE PASTORAL CARE OF GYPSIES WILL TAKE PLACE IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY FROM JUNE 30 TO JULY 6. THE CONGRESS WILL FOCUS ON THE PASTORAL NEEDS OF THE ROMA, BUT WILL ALSO INCLUDE LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS ON EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, INTEGRATION, AND THE ROLE [...] | 2003-07-01 15:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL VT |
03VATICAN3359 | HUMAN CLONING RESOLUTION: HOLY SEE PRESSING THE [...] SUMMARY: PER REFTEL, DCM APPROACHED HOLY SEE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PAROLIN AND PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR HEALTH ARCHBISHOP JAVIER LOZANO BARRAGAN TO URGE CONTINUED VATICAN ACTION ON BEHALF OF A UN RESOLUTION BANNING ALL FORMS OF HUMAN CLONING. DCM REVIEWED U.S. OBJECTIONS [...] | 2003-07-23 15:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA PREL TBIO VT UNGA |
03VATICAN3387 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES JULY 17 VATICAN MEETINGS [...] (C) VATICAN ACTING FM MONSIGNOR PIETRO PAROLIN TOLD A/S BETH JONES JULY 17 THAT THE HOLY SEE WAS FIRMLY BEHIND THE ROAD MAP, AND HAD APPEALED TO ISRAELI FM SHALOM TO REFRAIN FROM RETALIATION. A/S JONES URGED THE HOLY SEE TO HELP STRENGTHEN ABU MAZEN'S POSITION. THE HOLY SEE REITERATED ITS CO [...] | 2003-07-25 11:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON TU VT XA RS |
03VATICAN3436 | Caritas on North Korea: Unified, Willing to [...] (u) Catholic Church relief network Caritas works with the people of North Korea to combat poverty and malnutrition. Post recently met with Kathi Zellweger, who oversees Caritas' operations in North Korea and who spends considerable time there, to review developments in that country. Zellweg [...] | 2003-07-29 11:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAID EAGR ETRD KN VT |
03VATICAN3497 | TAKING THE VATICAN TO TASK ON CRITICISM OF U.S. [...] (C) Following a post-Iraq war interview in which the Vatican's senior official for inter-religious dialogue had suggested the Administration's language during the Iraq war could have created a conviction in the Muslim world that the war was a war of religion, the Ambassador challenged the offi [...] | 2003-08-01 15:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL VT |
03VATICAN3790 | HOLY SEE ON U.S. THEMES FOR 58TH UNGA [...] (C) DCM MET WITH HOLY SEE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PIETRO PAROLIN AUGUST 20 TO REVIEW U.S. THEMES FOR THE 58TH UNGA (REFTELS). IN A BRIEF EXCHANGE ON THE SITUATION IN IRAQ, PAROLIN EXPRESSED SADNESS AT THE RECENT ATTACK, AND WAS RECEPTIVE TO USG DETERMINATION TO STAY THE COURSE. HE NOTED [...] | 2003-08-21 14:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM PREL VT UNGA |
03VATICAN3809 | VATICAN REVIEWING USG APPROACH TO DISARMAMENT AT [...] No summary [...] | 2003-08-22 12:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL VT CDG UNDC UNGA |
03VATICAN3820 | VATICAN: BALL IN CHINA'S COURT ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) MEETING AUGUST 20 WITH HOLY SEE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PIETRO PAROLIN, DCM RAISED THE CURRENT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SITUATION IN CHINA, BUILDING ON REF A DEMARCHE TO EU COUNTRIES AND REF B DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BILATERAL DIALOGUE. WITHOUT REFERRING DIRECTLY TO CARDINAL MCCARRICK'S RECENT CO [...] | 2003-08-22 15:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CH KIRF PHUM PINR PREL VT |
03VATICAN3847 | HOLY SEE BACKS GOVERNING COUNCIL, RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) In the wake of the UN Headquarters attack, Vatican Deputy Foreign Minister Parolin reacted positively to our call for support for the Iraqi Governing Council (ref A),and said the Holy See would likely be open to talks with its representatives. Parolin expressed interest in securing Holy [...] | 2003-08-25 15:23:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PREL PGOV EAID VT |
03VATICAN3917 | VATICAN PREPARING FOR NOVEMBER BIOTECH CONFERENCE [...] (C) FRANK DEWANE, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE VATICAN'S COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE TOLD CHARGE AUGUST 27 THAT THE COUNCIL'S RECENTLY ANNOUNCED BIOTECH CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER WAS BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE. WHILE THE SPECIFICS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT, DEWANE SAID THAT THE COUNCIL WAS SEEKING [...] | 2003-08-28 15:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON PREL SENV SOCI VT |
03VATICAN3958 | VATICAN MAINTAINS MULTILATERAL FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) CHARGE AND POLOFF REVIEWED THE USG APPROACH TO DISARMAMENT FOR THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA) (REF A) WITH HOLY SEE OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR DISARMAMENT PAOLO CONVERSI AUGUST 28, FOLLOWING UP OUR DISCUSSION WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PAROLIN (REF B). CONVERSI ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE ROT [...] | 2003-09-02 12:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL VT CDG UNDC UNGA |
03VATICAN3971 | HIV/AIDS: Catholic NGO Sees Mozambique Anti- [...] (u) The Sant'Egidio Community's ambitious program to combat HIV/AIDS in Mozambique (reftels),has met with considerable success this past year and is now set for expansion in Mozambique and potentially in other affected countries. This track record, and the enthusiastic reaction to the progra [...] | 2003-09-02 15:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO MZ VT |
03VATICAN4002 | CANCUN WTO MINISTERIAL: HOLY SEE SEEKS FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FRANK DEWANE, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE VATICAN'S COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE, WHO WILL LEAD THE VATICAN'S DELEGATION TO THE CANCUN WTO MINISTERIAL, TOLD CHARGE AUGUST 27 THAT THE HOLY SEE WOULD PRESS TO ENSURE THAT "HUMAN DEVELOPMENT" WOULD BE A CENTRAL PART OF THE DIALOGUE [...] | 2003-09-04 04:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL VT WTRO |
03VATICAN402 | HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN PLEDGES TO CLARIFY HOLY SEE'S POSITION ON BIOTECH FOODS IN ZAMBIA AND SOUTHERN AFRICA [...] HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN CALLED IN AMBASSADOR JANUARY 21 TO SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE VATICAN NUNCIO IN ZAMBIA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE FAMINE AND THE DEBATE IN ZAMBIA OVER BIOTECH RELIEF FOOD. TAURAN HAD PREVIOUSLY PROMISED THE AMBASSADOR "GOOD NEWS" ON THE SUBJECT. [...] | 2003-02-03 08:22:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL VT ZA |
03VATICAN4090 | VATICAN CALLS ANTI-SEMITISM "A PLAGUE THAT MUST BE [...] (U) THE HOLY SEE HAS REEMPHASIZED THE NEED TO UPROOT DISCRIMINATION AND ANTI-SEMITISM IN A NEW DOCUMENT MARKING THE CELEBRATION OF JEWISH CULTURE IN EUROPE. ISSUED BY GERMAN-BORN CARDINAL WALTER KASPER, THE HEAD OF THE VATICAN OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR RELATIONS WITH JUDAISM, THE PAPER REITE [...] | 2003-09-08 14:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI VT |
03VATICAN4211 | IRAQ: VATICAN CONCERNED BY LACK OF NECESSITIES; [...] (C) Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister Parolin told Embassy September 11 that the Papal Nuncio in Baghdad believed the continued lack of "basic necessities" amongst the general population was generating an increasingly hostile reaction towards coalition forces. Parolin welcomed U.S. efforts to [...] | 2003-09-15 14:43:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PREL VT |
03VATICAN4289 | SANT EGIDIO CONFERENCE PROMOTES IRAQ, RELIGIOUS [...] (U) At Vatican-sanctioned NGO Sant'Egidio's annual conference on peace and interreligious dialogue September 7-9 in Aachen, Germany, religious and civic leaders from around the world discussed and debated global and regional issues in which religious groups are involved and could be part of a [...] | 2003-09-22 12:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PREL VT |
03VATICAN4299 | THE HOLY SEE ON CANCUN: U.S. MISSED CHANCE TO [...] (C) Frank Dewane, Head of the Holy See's delegation to the Cancun WTO ministerial believes the U.S. missed an opportunity at Cancun to look good in the eyes of the developing world. It did so, in his opinion, by sticking with the EU for too long. He told DCM September 19 that the EU had a ba [...] | 2003-09-23 07:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL VT |
03VATICAN4429 | CUBA STEPPING UP PRESSURE ON CATHOLIC CHURCH [...] (SBU) "FIDEL CASTRO SEES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AS AN ENEMY," HAVANA'S CARDINAL JAIME ORTEGA ASSERTED IN DESCRIBING CHURCH-STATE RELATIONS ON THE COMMUNIST ISLAND DURING A RECENT VISIT TO ITALY. INTERVIEWED BY ITALIAN BISHOPS' DAILY "AVVENIRE," THE CARDINAL SUMMARIZED THE CHURCH'S SITUATION [...] | 2003-09-26 14:50:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CU VT |
03VATICAN4461 | POPE SELECTS 31 NEW CARDINALS, REINFORCING [...] (SBU) Pope John Paul II's nomination of 31 new cardinals September 28 consolidates the group that will name his successor, reinforces Church leaders facing threats from Islam or restrictive regimes, and rewards several long- serving bishops for their service to the Church. The surprise announ [...] | 2003-09-30 04:40:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR SOCI VT |
03VATICAN4570 | VATICAN MIFFED, REALISTIC ABOUT GEORGIAN ABOUT [...] (C) VATICAN AUTHORITIES WERE SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA'S DECISION NOT TO SIGN AN INTERSTATE AGREEMENT THAT HAD BEEN NEGOTIATED WITH THE HOLY SEE. FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN LOUIS TAURAN HAD UNUSUALLY STRONG WORDS IN THE MEDIA AS HE CONCLUDED HIS FRUITLESS VISIT TO G [...] | 2003-10-06 15:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | GG KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI VT |
03VATICAN4649 | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON GIOVANNI LAJOLO - HOLY [...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED HIS NUNCIO TO GERMANY, ARCHBISHOP GIOVANNI LAJOLO, AS SECRETARY OF THE SECTION FOR RELATIONS WITH STATE OF THE SECRETARIAT OF STATE, THE HOLY SEE'S EQUIVALENT OF FOREIGN MINISTER. THE OCTOBER 7 APPOINTMENT TAKES EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. LAJOLO SUCCEEDS ARCHBISH [...] | 2003-10-10 10:29:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR VT |
03VATICAN4689 | HOLY SEE: UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON REVIEWS U.S. [...] (c) Under Secretary Bolton told Vatican Deputy Foreign Minister Parolin that the U.S. was making steady progress in Iraq, even though the security situation was not what we would like it to be. Bolton briefed Parolin on the President's meeting with Russian President Putin and the state of pla [...] | 2003-10-15 05:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KN PARM PREL VT |
03VATICAN4751 | JOHN PAUL II: 25 YEAR CHAMPION OF HUMAN DIGNITY [...] (U) Pope John Paul II marked the 25th anniversary of his Pontificate October 16 with over 70,000 well-wishers in St. Peter's square. The Pope is one of the most compelling public figures of the 20th Century, and continues to garner international attention even as he struggles with physical li [...] | 2003-10-17 11:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR SOCI VT |
03VATICAN483 | HOLY SEE REACTION TO SECRETARY'S UNSC PRESENTATION; POPE TO MEET WITH TARIQ AZIZ [...] (C) HOLY SEE OFFICIALS ARE STILL ASSESSING THE SECRETARY'S UNSC PRESENTATION, AND HAVE INDICATED THEY WILL PROVIDE A CONSIDERED RESPONSE AFTER CONFERRING WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTER. THEY SHARE THE U.S. VIEW THAT SADDAM IS A DANGER TO THE WORLD, AND HAVE NOW COME TO SEE THE MERITS OF HIS REMOVAL. [...] | 2003-02-06 14:15:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PREL VT |
03VATICAN4859 | HOLY SEE GEARING UP FOR NOVEMBER BIOTECH CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Archbishop Renato Martino told visiting EB Biotech negotiator Peter Chase October 10 that the Holy See is in the final stages of planning for its November 10-11 conference on biotech foods. Although the Council for Justice and Pea [...] | 2003-10-23 10:12:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL VT |
03VATICAN4874 | BIOTECH: IIP VISITOR GIDDINGS INFORMS VATICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2003-10-24 12:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAGR TBIO VT |
03VATICAN4918 | HOLY SEE AND IRAQ: NEW PASSPORTS, UNSCR, CHALDEAN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. --------------------------------------------- --- HOLY SEE FORESEES NO PROBLEM ON PASSPORT REQUEST --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (U) Poloff met October 24 with Holy See Office Director for Iraq Fra [...] | 2003-10-29 11:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KIRF PREL VT |
03VATICAN4956 | VATICAN SEES KAZAKH-SPONSORED WORLD RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) HOLY SEE DIPLOMATS WHO ATTENDED THE SEPTEMBER 24- 25 CONGRESS OF WORLD AND TRADITIONAL NATIONAL RELIGIONS IN ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN REGARD THE FORUM AS AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD FOR INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE. THE HOLY SEE, WHICH HAS BEEN ACTIVELY PROMOTING SUCH A DIALOGUE FOR DECADES, WELCO [...] | 2003-10-31 06:00:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KIRF KZ VT |
03VATICAN504 | AFRICA BIOTECH EXPERTS TELL HOLY SEE OFFICIALS: "LET US FEED OUR PEOPLE" [...] SUMMARY: EMBASSY VATICAN HOSTED A ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD JANUARY 27 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 00504 01 OF 02 071112Z AIMED AT OFFERING AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES ON BIOTECH DEVELOPMENTS TO KEY HOLY SEE OFFICIALS, NGO [...] | 2003-02-07 10:29:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD TBIO VT |
03VATICAN5111 | CUBA: HOLY SEE TAKES TRADITIONAL VIEW ON UNGA [...] (C) Reviewing the recent UNGA vote on the U.S. embargo on Cuba, the Holy See reaffirmed its opposition to the embargo, while affirming its distaste for the regime's human rights abuses. MFA Caribbean Affairs Office Director Giorgio Lingua repeated the Vatican's view that the embargo is ineffec [...] | 2003-11-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD PHUM PREL VT UNGA |
03VATICAN5164 | HAITI: HOLY SEE WORRIED ABOUT VIOLENCE, SEEKS [...] (C) Vatican MFA Caribbean Affairs Office Director Giorgio Lingua said November 7 that the Holy See is "very worried" about the situation in Haiti. He expressed concern about the disruption of an October 16 mass (ref a and b),and noted the potential for violence in the coming weeks (ref d). A [...] | 2003-11-14 14:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PREL VT HA |
03VATICAN5192 | VATICAN TO CONTINUE EFFORTS ON BANNING HUMAN [...] (SBU) Holy See Acting Foreign Minister Pietro Parolin expressed disappointment with the UN decision to postpone a vote on competing resolutions that propose bans on human cloning in a November 13 meeting with the Charge. He added, however, that the Vatican was buoyed by the progress that had [...] | 2003-11-17 11:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TBIO VT UN |
03VATICAN523 | IRAQ: DASD BRZEZINSKI'S MEETING WITH HOLY SEE FM TAURAN: VATICAN STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF ADDITIONAL UN RESOLUTION [...] (C) HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINSTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN TOLD VISITING DASD IAN BRZEZINSKI FEBRUARY 7 THAT THE GAP BETWEEN THE U.S. AND HOLY SEE'S POSITION WAS ""NOT THAT BIG,"" ADDING THAT THE HOLY SEE AGREES THAT THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE FOR SADDAM AND THAT HE NEEDS TO COOPERATE. FOR THE HOLY S [...] | 2003-02-10 05:46:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ VT NATO |
03VATICAN5264 | VATICAN-NORTH KOREA CONTACTS ON HOLD PENDING [...] (C) THE HOLY SEE'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA, MONSIGNOR LUIS MONTEMAYOR, TOLD DCM NOVEMBER 18 THAT THE VATICAN'S PERIODIC SENIOR LEVEL CONTACTS WITH PYONGYANG WERE IN SUSPENSION PENDING THE RESULTS OF THE SIX-PARTY TALKS ON NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR ARMS PROGRAM. THE HOLY SEE HOPED [...] | 2003-11-20 07:13:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KN KS PHUM PREL VT |
03VATICAN531 | VATICAN HAPPY WITH TRIPS MORATORIUM, PRESSES FOR [...] DCM SHARED REF A FOLLOW-UP POINTS ON THE TRIPS MORATORIUM WITH VATICAN DFM MONS. PIETRO PAROLIN AND IO DIRECTOR MONS. OSVALDO NEVEZ ON FEBRUARY 2. BOTH EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND REAFFIRMED THE HOLY SEE'S APPRECIATION FOR THE U.S. NEED TO DEFEND INTELLECTUAL PROPE [...] | 2003-02-10 09:00:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PHUM PREL VT |
03VATICAN5365 | HOLY SEE ON ICJ, ISRAELI SEPARATION BARRIER [...] (C) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO HOLY SEE OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS FRANCO COPPOLA NOVEMBER 25. COPPOLA LIMITED HIS RESPONSE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF AN INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) OPINION ON THE LEGALITY OF THE ISRAELI SEPARATION BARRIER. HE AGREED THA [...] | 2003-11-26 07:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL PREL VT UNGA |
03VATICAN5427 | HOLY SEE -- WORLD AIDS DAY [...] SUMMARY: CARE AND TREATMENT FOR SUFFERERS OF HIV/AIDS AND FIDELITY AND ABSTINENCE TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE WERE THE HOLY SEE'S KEY MESSAGES FOR WORLD AIDS DAY 2003. IN A STATEMENT DELIVERED NOVEMBER 30, POPE JOHN PAUL II LAMENTED THE CONTINUED SPREAD OF THE VIRUS, "ESPECIALLY I [...] | 2003-12-03 11:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM TBIO SOCI VT |
03VATICAN5521 | AMBASSADOR MEETS NEW IRAQI CHALDEAN PATRIARCH [...] (C) IN TWO MEETINGS WITH THE AMBASSADOR, THE NEWLY ELECTED PATRIARCH OF THE CHALDEANS AND FORMER BAGHDAD AUXILIARY ARCHBISHOP EMMANUEL-KARIM DELLY, LED OFF HIS REMARKS BY CONVEYING HIS GRATITUDE FOR U.S. ACTIONS IN IRAQ TO REMOVE SADDAM HUSSEIN FROM POWER AND HIS HOPE FOR RAPID IMPROVEMENT IN [...] | 2003-12-10 13:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PREL VT SOCI PGOV IS |
03VATICAN5611 | HOLY SEE PESSIMISTIC ON WAY FORWARD IN CHINA [...] (C) In a December 3 meeting, Vatican Office Director for China Gianfranco Rota-Graziosi was pessimistic on prospects for progress on human rights and religious freedom in China. He noted continuing persecution of both the underground Catholic Church and the government-controlled Catholic Patri [...] | 2003-12-16 13:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CH KIRF PHUM PINR PREL VT |
03VATICAN5644 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY BURNS MEETING WITH VATICAN FM [...] (C) In a December 12 meeting, A/S Burns told the Holy See's new Foreign Minister Giovanni Lajolo that the U.S. saw an opportunity to move the Middle East peace process forward in the face of anger and frustration on both sides. Lajolo expressed the Holy See's support for the Road Map, noting [...] | 2003-12-18 12:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IS IZ PREL SY |
03VATICAN5666 | CARDINAL'S IRAQ COMMENTS CREATE DUST-UP [...] (C) During the presentation of the Pope's World Day of Peace message December 17 (ref a),Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, caused a stir with comments critical of U.S. treatment of Saddam Hussein following his capture. Media gave wide attent [...] | 2003-12-19 16:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PHUM PREL VT |
03VATICAN5669 | HOLY SEE PUSHES FOR DIALOGUE, NEW RELIEF EFFORTS [...] (C) Pope John Paul II challenged Sudanese bishops on an officialvisit to Rome to expand their inter-religious dialogue efforts in the search for peace in Sudan. Vatican officials focused their attention in particular on newly- created Cardinal Wako of Khartoum, pressing him to engage in dia [...] | 2003-12-22 11:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PINR PREL SU VT |
03VATICAN5748 | VATICAN DISOWNS CARDINAL'S IRAQ COMMENTS [...] (C) Holy See Secretary of State (Prime Minister equivalent) Cardinal Angelo Sodano wrote in a December 20 letter to the Ambassador that comments of Cardinal Renato Martino expressing "compassion" for Saddam Hussein and criticism of U.S. treatment of him after his capture (ref a) did not repre [...] | 2003-12-30 15:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PHUM PREL VT |
03VATICAN59 | POPE LAUNCHES END OF YEAR PEACE OFFENSIVE [...] (U) THE POPE AND SENIOR VATICAN OFFICIALS HAVE LAUNCHED AN END OF YEAR "PEACE OFFENSIVE" WITH A SERIES OF STATEMENTS AND MESSAGES AIMED AT COUNTERING THE PERCEPTION THAT WAR IN IRAQ IS INEVITABLE. THESE MESSAGES HAVE ALSO URGED THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO PURSUE ALL POSSIBLE STEPS TO AVOID [...] | 2003-01-08 13:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IS IZ VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN683 | SADDAM MEETING WITH CARDINAL ETCHEGARAY: VATICAN [...] (C) THE HOLY SEE'S MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR, MONSIGNOR FRANCO COPPOLA, WHO ACCOMPANIED PAPAL SPECIAL ENVOY CARDINAL ROGER ETCHEGARAY TO BAGHDAD, GAVE DCM A FULL READOUT FEBRUARY 19 OF ETCHEGARAY'S VISIT AND FEBRUARY 15 MEETING WITH SADDAM HUSSEIN. ACCORDING TO COPPOLA, THE PAPAL MISSION TO BAGHDAD [...] | 2003-02-20 06:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PHUM VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN700 | JOINT LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM PRESIDENT OF [...] PLEASE DELIVER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM ARCHBISHOP MICHAEL L. FITZGERALD, PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE AND PROF. DR. HAMID A. AL-RIFAIE, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC FORUM FOR DIALOGUE. THE SIGNED ORIGINAL WILL FOLLOW VIA POUCH. [...] | 2003-02-21 05:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL VT |
03VATICAN806 | POPE AND BLAIR AGREE ON CENTRALITY OF UN ROLE, [...] (C) DURING A FEBRUARY 22 PRIVATE AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE AND SUBSEQUENT MEETING WITH VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE SODANO, UK PRIME MINISTER BLAIR OUTLINED TO THE HOLY SEE HIS VIEWS ON THE NEED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO DISARM SADDAM HUSSEIN. THE POPE AND HIS SENIOR ADVISORS REPORTEDLY C [...] | 2003-02-26 15:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UK VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN929 | ROME PUK REP SEEKS VATICAN ACCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ROME PUK REPRESENTATIVE BAKER FATTAH MET WITH POLOFF FEBRUARY 25 TO DISCUSS PUK EFFORTS TO GAIN VATICAN ATTENTION FOR THE KURDISH CAUSE. FATTAH TOLD POLOFF THAT THE PUK HAD BEEN TRYING TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE HOLY SEE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 0 [...] | 2003-03-06 15:06:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM VT VTPREL |
03VATICAN933 | VATICAN FM TAURAN PRESSES HOLY SEE'S POSITION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2003-03-06 21:04:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
04VATICAN101 | POPE'S VISION IN LINE WITH U.S. GOALS IN IRAQ, [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-13 07:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM VT |
04VATICAN1164 | VATICAN OPEN TO TURKEY'S EU BID [...] (C) HOLY SEE COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR TURKEY JAN PAWLOWSKI REAFFIRMED MARCH 5 THE VATICAN'S OPENNESS TO TURKISH EU MEMBERSHIP, DESPITE THE IMPRESSION OF OPPOSITION GENERATED BY THE HOLY SEE'S CONTINUED EFFORTS TO INTERJECT A REFERENCE TO EUROPE'S CHRISTIAN ROOTS IN THE EU CONSTITUTION. NEVERTHELES [...] | 2004-03-23 17:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | EU PHUM PREL SOCI TU VT |
04VATICAN1171 | HOLY SEE TAKING SMALL STEPS IN RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Cardinal Walter Kasper, the Holy See official responsible for relations with the Orthodox Church, judged his February trip to Moscow to meet with Russian Orthodoxy's highest officials "not easy, but helpful." Kasper told the Ambassador that Patriarch Alexei II and Metropolitan Kirill, th [...] | 2004-03-24 08:58:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PREL RS SOCI VT |
04VATICAN1231 | OSCE BOSNIA HEAD PRESSES HOLY SEE AND FRANCISCANS [...] (U) This telegram contains a guidance request. Please see paragraph 9. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) OSCE Bosnia Head of Mission Robert Beecroft emphasized the importance of inter-ethnic reconciliation in Mostar for Bosnia's future stability during March 23-24 meetings with the Hol [...] | 2004-03-26 18:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PREL SOCI VT BK BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA OSCE |
04VATICAN1299 | TOP JESUIT: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM UNDER PRESSURE IN [...] (SBU) DURING A MARCH 31 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, SOCIETY OF JESUS (JESUIT) SUPERIOR GENERAL HANS-PETER KOLVENBACH EXPRESSED HIS MOUNTING CONCERN ABOUT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR CHRISTIANS IN INDIA. KOLVENBACH, WHO RECENTLY RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO INDIA, SAID THAT HINDU FUNDAMENTALISM SEE [...] | 2004-04-02 04:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IN KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT XD |
04VATICAN1300 | HOLY SEE RECEPTIVE TO U.S. CONCERNS ON CHINA AND [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-02 04:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH CU KIRF PHUM VT UNHRC |
04VATICAN1302 | RELATIONS WITH JEWS AND ANTI-SEMITISM HIGH ON [...] (SBU) The Holy See has placed its dialogue with Judaism and efforts to combat anti-Semitism high on its agenda, as reflected in recent Papal statements, high profile meetings, and an increasingly active inter-religious dialogue. Vatican relations with Judaism have been steadily improving sin [...] | 2004-04-02 07:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI IS VT |
04VATICAN1389 | HIV/AIDS: COUNTERING VATICAN MISCONCEPTIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2004-04-08 06:40:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TBIO VT |
04VATICAN140 | HOLY SEE TALKS TOUGH TO ISLAM [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-14 14:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM VT |
04VATICAN1445 | HOLY SEE REQUESTS U.S. APPROACH ISRAEL ON VISAS [...] (C) Vatican Foreign Minister equivalent Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo told the Ambassador April 6 of the Holy See's mounting frustration with Israel's unwillingness to address visa and residency problems for religious workers in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. The obstacles faced by Cath [...] | 2004-04-13 15:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PGOV PHUM PREL VT PLO |
04VATICAN1471 | OSCE ANTI-SEMITISM CONFERENCE: HOLY SEE WANTS [...] (c) Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister Monsignor Pietro Parolin told the DCM April 8 that the Holy See was committed to a successful OSCE Anti-Semitism Conference in Berlin, and agreed with the U.S. on the importance of achieving concrete results. To this end, the Holy See will be sending a hig [...] | 2004-04-14 15:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI VT OSCE |
04VATICAN1548 | VATICAN RAISES CONCERNS ON PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Israel Franco Coppola told Poloff April 16 that the Holy See had concerns about both the Presidential statement issued April 14 and PM Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan. Coppola said that the USG's consent for Israel to keep some parts of the West Bank it has oc [...] | 2004-04-21 05:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL KWBG PREL VT |
04VATICAN1968 | U/S BOLTON PREVIEWS SEA ISLAND NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (C) Under Secretary Bolton previewed Sea Island G-8 Summit non-proliferation initiatives for Holy See Foreign Minister Giovanni Lajolo May 17, emphasizing the President's desire to ensure that efforts to address WMD threats were a priority for G-8 nations. Bolton highlighted progress in imple [...] | 2004-05-20 14:43:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IR LY IN PK IS VT |
04VATICAN1988 | VATICAN DELEGATION SEES PROGRESS IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Vatican representatives who visited Vietnam April 27 - May 2 were pleased by their surprisingly cordial reception by Vietnamese officials. Authorities allowed the delegation to visit the diocese of Xuan Loc for the first time, as well as Ban Me Thuot, where there were clashes in April [...] | 2004-05-21 12:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH KIRF PHUM PINR PREL VT VM PGOV SOCI |
04VATICAN1989 | SERB AMBASSADOR CONCERNED ABOUT KOSOVO, ISLAM [...] (SBU) DARKO TANASKOVIC, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (SAM) AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE, PASSED THE AMBASSADOR MAY 19 SAM'S DISCUSSION PAPER ON KOSOVO (REF A) AND IMPRESSED UPON HIM HIS CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE SERBIAN MINORITY IN THE PROVINCE. TANASKOVIC DESCRIBED A GROWING EXTREMISM AMONG [...] | 2004-05-21 13:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF MW PREL SOCI SR VT YI UNMIK |
04VATICAN2058 | DAS SATTERFIELD REVIEWS MIDDLE EAST AND IRAQ WITH [...] (C) NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Satterfield reviewed U.S. policy in regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iraq, Middle East reform and Syria in a May 17 meeting with Holy See Deputy FM equivalent Monsignor Pietro Parolin. Satterfield described the Israeli-Palestinian dispute a [...] | 2004-05-26 09:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS VT IZ |
04VATICAN239 | VATICAN SEES PROGRESS IN SUDAN, PRESSES FOR [...] (C) HOLY SEE COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR SUDAN LUCIO SEMBRANO TOLD US JANUARY 15 THAT HE HAD RECENTLY SEEN PROGRESS IN "SMALL STEPS" IN SUDAN. HE NOTED THAT THE GOS HAD BEGUN TO ISSUE A FEW MORE VISAS TO CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES FROM ABROAD, AND HAD RECENTLY APPROVED PERMITS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NE [...] | 2004-01-23 12:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PINR PREL SU VT |
04VATICAN2518 | TIP CONFERENCE ENERGIZES, EDUCATES ON FAITH-BASED [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-30 04:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SMIG SOCI VT |
04VATICAN252 | The Pope's Europe: Whole, Free and Faithful [...] (U) From the start of his Pontificate, Pope John Paul II has had a clear vision of Europe as a continent united, free, and faithful. As an inspirational symbol for the Polish nation and a formidable voice for freedom, the Pope played an essential role in overcoming Europe's political division [...] | 2004-01-23 16:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EU VT |
04VATICAN2671 | POPE SEEKS TO SPEED UP UNITY WITH ORTHODOX [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-09 04:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM VT |
04VATICAN2684 | VATICAN BOOKS STILL IN RED [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-09 14:07:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EFIN VT |
04VATICAN2712 | VATICAN SEES NO CAMPAIGN AGAINST NICARAGUAN CHURCH [...] (C) Vatican Country Director for Nicaragua Lucio Sembrano said July 8 that he did not regard current Church-State tensions (reftels) as a result of any government campaign against the Church. While not entirely excusing government offenses against Catholic hierarchy, Sembrano (protect throug [...] | 2004-07-13 04:40:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | NU PHUM PREL SOCI VT |
04VATICAN2725 | VATICAN SUPPORTIVE OF PSI [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-13 15:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL MNUC PARM VT |
04VATICAN2764 | VATICAN TO DISPATCH AID CHIEF TO DARFUR [...] (SBU) Holy See Country Director for Sudan Monsignor Lucio Sembrano told us July 8 that the Pope was sending the President of the Vatican's aid coordination agency to Darfur to assess the situation on the ground. Sembrano praised U.S. leadership on Sudan and took on ref (a) points with interes [...] | 2004-07-15 15:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PREF SU VT |
04VATICAN2767 | HAITI: HOLY SEE AWAITS NEW NUNCIO [...] (SBU) Holy See Country Director for Haiti Monsignor Giorgio Lingua told us July 15 the Vatican was eager for new Papal Nuncio (Ambassador) Mario Giordano to take the reins in Port au Prince. Giordano was just ordained an archbishop and is due to begin work in Haiti "any day now." Lingua was [...] | 2004-07-16 04:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CU EAID EFIN ETRD EU HA PHUM PREL VT |
04VATICAN2817 | VATICAN TRAFFICKING DVC PRODUCES BIG RESULTS [...] A June 30 Trafficking in Persons Digital Video Conference (DVC) linked key Holy See contacts and media with G/TIP's Ambassador John Miller. In conjunction with Embassy Rome, Embassy Vatican brought together three key elements in the fight against human trafficking: Vatican officials and rel [...] | 2004-07-21 04:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SMIG VT |
04VATICAN2890 | NORTH KOREA: CATHOLIC RELIEF AGENCY BUILDING [...] (C) The Holy See's North Korea Country Director told us July 9 that Caritas has reinforced its traditional emergency food aid programs with training programs for local North Korean officials. The Vatican is cautiously optimistic that this focus on relationship building will create a greater [...] | 2004-07-26 13:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID PGOV KN VT KS KIRF |
04VATICAN2892 | SUDAN: SANT'EGIDIO OFFERS ROME MEDIATION VENUE [...] (C) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: The Rome-based Sant'Egidio Community, which specializes in conflict mediation and has ties with both the Sudanese government and main rebel groups, conveyed its interest in hosting informal discussions at its Rome-based headquarters to establish a political dia [...] | 2004-07-26 13:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU VT |
04VATICAN2949 | ISRAEL: VATICAN PESSIMISTIC ON SOURING RELATIONS [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for the Middle East Coppola elaborated on his foreign minister's frustrations with Vatican-Israel relations July 22, pointing to stalled negotiations on issues related to the 1994 Fundamental Agreement between the two governments as the main source of contention. [...] | 2004-07-29 15:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KIRF KPAL PREL VT UNGA |
04VATICAN2989 | POPE CONDEMNS IRAQ CHURCH BOMBINGS; CHALDEAN [...] (U) The Pope reacted strongly to Sunday's Iraq church bombings in an August 2 message to Emmanuel III, Patriarch of Iraq's Chaldean Catholic Church. The Pope said that he "firmly deplored the unjust aggressions against those whose only aim is to collaborate for peace and reconciliation in t [...] | 2004-08-03 04:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT |
04VATICAN3057 | DVC PROMOTES HIV/AIDS PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN USG AND [...] No summary [...] | 2004-08-06 15:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO VT |
04VATICAN3196 | VATICAN STILL OPEN TO TURKEY’S EU BID [...] (C) Acting Holy See Foreign Minister Parolin reaffirmed August 18 that the Holy See remained open to Turkish EU membership, notwithstanding recent critical comments by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Parolin emphasized that the Holy See's position on Turkish membership in the EU had not changed from the [...] | 2004-08-18 16:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | EU PHUM PREL SOCI TU VT |
04VATICAN3197 | HOLY SEE CLARIFIES POSITION ON NAJAF MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See's Acting Foreign Minister Pietro Parolin told Charge August 18 that the Holy See would be willing to help mediate the standoff in Najaf if all parties to the conflict requested it, but had indicated this willingness only in response to a public request made by an al- [...] | 2004-08-18 16:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIRF PHUM IZ VT |
04VATICAN3212 | VATICAN LOOKING FORWARD TO OSCE CONFERENCE [...] Charge delivered reftel points to acting Vatican Foreign Minister equivalent Monsignor Pietro Parolin August 18. Parolin had seen the composition of the U.S. delegation in previous communication from the OSCE, and noted with interest the participation of Cardinal Keeler of Baltimore. Parolin [...] | 2004-08-20 06:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL VT OSCE |
04VATICAN3213 | HOLY SEE BACKS U.S. UNGA PRIORITIES [...] (C) Holy See Acting Foreign Minister equivalent Parolin told Charge August 18 that the Holy See was on the same page with the U.S. on most UNGA initiatives. On cloning, Charge emphasized the Holy See's potential to influence Catholic countries to support a ban on human cloning. Parolin emphasized t [...] | 2004-08-20 06:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ECON KDEM PHUM PREL VT UNGA |
04VATICAN3308 | POPE RETURNS ICON TO ORTHODOX, HOPING FOR THAW IN [...] (SBU) Pope John Paul II is returning a copy of an historic icon of the Virgin Mary to the Russian Orthodox Church, a gesture he hopes will help thaw relations between Rome and Moscow. The Pope had wanted to return the icon to Moscow in person, but continued coolness from Orthodox Patriarch Al [...] | 2004-08-30 04:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI RS VT |
04VATICAN3318 | Vatican Conference Lends Support to Gordon Brown's [...] (U) A July 9 Vatican seminar on "Poverty and Globalization: Financing for Development gave an implicit Holy See blessing for UK Chancellor Gordon Brown's International Finance Facility (IFF). Brown sold the IFF as an innovative finance mechanism that could increase funding to meet the UN Mill [...] | 2004-08-30 09:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN VT UK |
04VATICAN337 | IRF: CARDINAL SEES OBSTACLES, PROGRESS IN VIETNAM [...] (C) AMERICAN CARDINAL BERNARD LAW REVIEWED WITH POLOFF JANUARY 28 HIS MID-DECEMBER TRIP TO VIETNAM AT THE INVITATION OF VIETNAM'S NEW CARDINAL, JEAN-BAPTISTE PHAM MINH MAN. LAW SAID HE SAW NO SIGNS THAT THE GVN WAS EVEN INCHING TOWARDS ALLOWING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH A ROLE IN CIVIL SOCIETY [...] | 2004-01-30 12:07:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CH KIRF PHUM PINR PREL VT VM PGOV SOCI |
04VATICAN3376 | REPLY TO CPB COMMISSIONER BONNER [...] (U) This is Embassy Vatican's response to reftel concerning difficulties encoutered at U.S. ports of entry. The most egregious recent case that has come to our attention is that of Monsignor Philip Najim, a British citizen and the senior representative of the Chaldean Catholic Church to the Va [...] | 2004-09-02 14:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT PREL VT IZ |
04VATICAN3564 | CARITAS OPERATIONS TO CONTINUE IN IRAQ DESPITE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-09-16 12:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAID IZ VT |
04VATICAN3581 | Sant'Egidio Inter-Religious Conference Calls for [...] (U) The Sant'Egidio Community brought together over 7,000 religious and political leaders September 5-7 in Milan to promote inter-religious dialogue and understanding as a means to combat terrorism and build peace. The shadow of the Beslan massacre hung over the annual gathering, reinforcing [...] | 2004-09-17 13:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI KIRF VT |
04VATICAN3810 | MOVING THE VATICAN ON BIOTECHNOLOGY: EMBASSY [...] (U) To build support within the Holy See and overcome opposition within the Catholic Church, Embassy brought together scientists, ethicists, and developing nation farmers to address a one-day conference on the moral imperative of using biotechnology to feed the world's hungry. Scientists from [...] | 2004-10-01 15:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM TBIO EAGR EAID SOCI VT |
04VATICAN3970 | INVITATIONAL TRAVEL REQUEST [...] SUMMARY: Post requests approval of invitational travel for Ambassador Nicholson to speak at a Trafficking in Persons conference in Miami, and then to travel to Washington, DC to receive an award from the North American College. END SUMMARY. 2. Ambassador has been invited to speak at a Nove [...] | 2004-10-15 04:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT VT |
04VATICAN4205 | VATICAN, SANT'EGIDIO PROMOTE JEWISH-CHRISTIAN [...] (SBU) The Holy See and the Vatican-affiliated lay community Sant'Egidio are actively promoting Christian- Jewish dialogue and initiatives to combat anti-Semitism. In October, delegations from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Holy See's Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews met [...] | 2004-11-02 10:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI KIRF IS VT |
04VATICAN4242 | Message of Congratulations from Pope John Paul II [...] The Ambassador was asked by Holy See Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano to convey the following message from Pope John Paul II to President Bush. Mr. George W. Bush President The United States of America On the occasion of your re-election as President of the United States of Ame [...] | 2004-11-04 14:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VT |
04VATICAN4441 | VATICAN URGES OSCE REP TO FOCUS ON CHRISTIAN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 6. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Vatican Foreign Ministry,s director for the OSCE urged the U.S. November 18 to support the appointment of an OSCE Special Representative whose title would indicate a responsibilit [...] | 2004-11-19 16:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NL PHUM PREL VT OSCE |
04VATICAN4517 | VATICAN HOLDS FIRM ON ADDING CHRISTIAN REFERENCE [...] (SBU) Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister Pietro Parolin told the Ambassador November 26 that the Vatican intended to continue pressing to add a reference to Christianity in the title of the proposed OSCE Special Representative on Tolerance and Combating Racism, Xenophobia, and Discrimination. [...] | 2004-11-29 14:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI KIRF IS NL VT OSCE VTPREL |
04VATICAN4572 | WORLD AIDS DAY: VATICAN CALLS FOR TOTAL CARE [...] The Vatican has called for total care and services for persons with HIV/AIDS in its 2004 message for World AIDS Day. The message, from the head of the Vatican's Council for Health Care issues, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, reports that the Catholic Church provides almost 27 percent of care [...] | 2004-12-02 08:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI TBIO VT |
04VATICAN4735 | IRAQI FM PROMISES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR CHRISTIANS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-15 05:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM IZ VT |
04VATICAN4760 | A/S BURNS UPDATES VATICAN ON MEPP, IRAQ [...] (C) Holy See Foreign Minister Lajolo agreed with NEA A/S Burns December 9 that there were signs of "a better situation" in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and he emphasized that "both sides" now needed to move forward with the Road Map. On Iraq elections, Lajolo welcomed Burns' assurance th [...] | 2004-12-16 12:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS IZ KPAL PREL VT |
04VATICAN4778 | VATICAN REJECTS PACIFISM, BUT DEBATE SIMMERS [...] (U) Contrary to the popular perception of a pacifist Vatican generated by the Holy See's opposition to the Iraq war, senior Vatican officials have consistently acknowledged the legitimacy of war as a last resort and have recently gone out of their way to make clear that the Holy See is not pac [...] | 2004-12-17 10:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM VT |
04VATICAN4838 | EMBASSY CONFERENCE PROMOTES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-21 15:29:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
04VATICAN4839 | NEW IRAQI AMBASSADOR CALLS FOR TIGHTER BORDERS, [...] (C) Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See Edward Ismail Yelda called for tighter controls on his country's borders in a December 16 meeting with the Ambassador. He urged particular attention to the Jordanian border, which he cited as a source of foreign fighters and weapons. Yelda said the situat [...] | 2004-12-21 15:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT |
04VATICAN4878 | NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR VATICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-27 13:43:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL VT |
04VATICAN4882 | "OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD:" POPE URGES GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-27 13:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM ECON EAID VT VTPREL |
04VATICAN4911 | Pope in Meeting with Anti-Defamation League Calls [...] No summary [...] | 2004-12-29 16:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI VT |
04VATICAN5 | POPE: MIGRATION ISSUES CRUCIAL TO CULTURE OF PEACE [...] No summary [...] | 2004-01-02 12:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PREF SMIG VT |
04VATICAN564 | POPE CALLS FOR "FORGIVENESS, NOT REVENGE" IN [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-13 16:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM WE IS VT |
04VATICAN594 | VATICAN: BISHOPS MUST BE MORE INVOLVED IN SUDAN [...] (SBU) In a meeting requested by the Holy See, Vatican Foreign Minister Giovanni Lajolo told the Ambassador the Sudanese Catholic bishops were in a position to play an important role in the North-South peace process. In fact, according to Lajolo, their participation in reconciliation efforts a [...] | 2004-02-18 06:43:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PINR PREL SU VT |
04VATICAN733 | HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION TRAINING PROGRAM UP [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-26 16:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM VT |
04VATICAN736 | FUNDING REQUEST FOR EMBASSY VATICAN BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] No summary [...] | 2004-02-27 05:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO VT |
04VATICAN737 | IRAQ: VATICAN SEES NO NEED TO RUSH ELECTIONS [...] (C) HOLY SEE COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR IRAQ FRANCO COPPOLA TOLD US FEBRUARY 23 THAT THE VATICAN WAS FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE RECENTLY-ANNOUNCED DECISION THAT IRAQI ELECTIONS WOULD NOT BE HELD BY JUNE 30. HE SAID THE U.S. AND THE COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY (CPA) SHOULD "TAKE ALL THE TIME TH [...] | 2004-02-27 05:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PHUM PREL VT |
04VATICAN774 | SOMALIA: HOLY SEE URGES NGO PARTICIPATION IN [...] (SBU) The Holy See requested U.S. support in encouraging the Government of Italy and other interested parties to support the inclusion of the Italy-Somalia Forum for Peace and Reconstruction in the Somali peace negotiations. In a February 25 meeting with poloff, Vatican Country Director for [...] | 2004-03-01 06:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SO VT |
04VATICAN788 | VATICAN BULLISH ON BISHOPS' PARTICIPATION IN SUDAN [...] (SBU) HOLY SEE COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR SUDAN LUCIO SEMBRANO TOLD US FEBRUARY 25 THAT WIDER PARTICIPATION IN THE DARFUR TALKS WOULD BE A KEY TO THEIR LONG-TERM SUCCESS. HE DESCRIBED REPORTS OF ATROCITIES IN THE REGION, AND OUTLINED THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S CAPACITY TO AID REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT. ON TH [...] | 2004-03-01 16:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PREL SU VT |
04VATICAN882 | HOLY SEE COMMITTED TO STABILITY FOR HAITI [...] (SBU) FOLLOWING ARISTIDE'S RESIGNATION AND DEPARTURE FROM HAITI, THE HOLY SEE TOLD US THAT THE HAITIAN BISHOPS WERE READY TO WORK ACTIVELY WITH A PROVISIONAL ADMINISTRATION TO HELP ENSURE A PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER. THE SECRETARIAT OF STATE IS IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE HAITIAN BISHOP [...] | 2004-03-05 15:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM HA VT |
04VATICAN886 | VATICAN OPPOSED TO BRAZILIAN SEXUAL ORIENTATION [...] No summary [...] | 2004-03-05 16:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI VT UN |
05VATICAN102 | POPE ENCOURAGES DIALOGE OVER ARROGANCE; URGES [...] (SBU) In the face of the natural and manmade catastrophes that afflicted the world over the past year, Pope John Paul II's New Year address to the Vatican diplomatic corps set out four challenges facing world leaders that closely parallel priority U.S. policy goals: the defense of life, the c [...] | 2005-01-13 05:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM VT |
05VATICAN130 | ITALIAN EC MINISTER BUTTIGLIONE ADDRESSES [...] (U) Italian Minister of European Community Policies Rocco Buttiglione described a rising tide of secularism in Europe that he claimed was ironically having a positive effect on ecumenical and inter-religious relations in a January 11 appearance before an audience of the Vatican press corps an [...] | 2005-01-14 14:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI VT |
05VATICAN142 | VIETNAM WARMING TO RELATIONS WITH HOLY SEE? [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-14 16:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF VM VT |
05VATICAN181 | JEWISH LEADERS HAIL POPE'S EFFORTS TO BUILD [...] (SBU) The largest group of Jewish leaders ever to travel to the Vatican lauded Pope John Paul II's efforts on behalf of reconciliation between Jews and Christians in a January 18 meeting. The group cited the Pope's numerous gestures toward the Jewish community as the Holy See marks the 40th [...] | 2005-01-19 16:25:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM IS VT |
05VATICAN194 | IRAQ: RELEASED ARCHBISHOP CALLS FOR U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-20 15:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PINR IZ VT VTPREL |
05VATICAN2323 | POPE BENEDICT XVI PONTIFICATE PREVIEW PART THREE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-12 09:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR VT |
05VATICAN253 | CATHOLIC AID ORGANIZATIONS: TSUMANI RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-25 15:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EAID SENV SOCI CE ID IN ML MY TH VT |
05VATICAN307 | Ambassador's Farewell Assessment of U.S.-Holy See [...] (U) Madam Secretary, As I leave my [post today concluding nearly three and a half years as Ambassador to the Holy See, I want to report that I believe our relationship with the Vatican has emerged as a very important bilateral partnership. It has become increasingly valuable to our efforts [...] | 2005-01-31 10:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
05VATICAN37 | IRF AMBASSADOR HANFORD REVIEWS THREATS AND NEXT [...] (SBU) During his December 1 - 4 visit to the Vatican, Ambassador at large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford reviewed U.S. religious freedom concerns and priorities with Holy See Foreign Minister Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo and other senior officials. Vatican officials highlighted [...] | 2005-01-05 14:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CH KIRF PHUM PINR PREL VT |
05VATICAN382 | UKRAINE: VATICAN OPTIMISTIC, DEFENDS CARDINAL'S [...] (SBU) Holy See Country Director for Ukraine Monsignor Julio Murat defended Ukrainian (Greek Catholic) Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, insisting that he had "no choice" but to speak out against abuses during his country's recent election controversy. According to Murat, Husar's public statements were [...] | 2005-02-04 14:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PREL RS SOCI UP VT |
05VATICAN400 | ORTHODOX AND CATHOLICS PURSUE CULTURAL COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Holy See officials have told us recently they are encouraged by "small signs" of progress in Orthodo 2.(SBU) Holy See Country Director for Russia Monsignor Julio Murat told us that he has seen an increasing openness on the part of some Orthodox to the Vatican in recent months on cultura [...] | 2005-02-07 08:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI VT RU |
05VATICAN440 | VATICAN: HUNGARIAN CHURCH-STATE RIFT MERITS ATTENTION [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Central Europe Monsignor Michael Banach (protect throughout) acknowledged mild though persistent tensions between the GoH and the Catholic Church, adding that issues relating to the funding of Catholic Schools and differing interpretations of the 1990s agreemen [...] | 2005-02-18 07:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | VT HU SOCI PHUM PREL |
05VATICAN441 | IRAQI EXPAT PRIEST MARKED FOR REVENGE [...] (C) Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Catholic Church to the Holy See, told us recently that his name had been published on a list of alleged collaborators with the Hussein regime published in the Iraqi Shi'a newspaper Al-Hawza. The paper specifically accused Najim passi [...] | 2005-02-18 07:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT |
05VATICAN443 | SUDAN: VATICAN HESITANT ON AU-UN TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Sudan Monsignor Lucio Sembrano told us February 10 that the Holy See was optimistic regarding Darfur, but hesitant about the proposed African Union (AU) - UN Sudan Tribunal. He maintained that the International Criminal Court (ICC) would be the most effectiv [...] | 2005-02-23 09:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PREL SU VT |
05VATICAN444 | INDIA: JESUITS SEE RISING HINDU FUNDAMENTALISM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Father Lisbert D'Souza, South Asia Regional Director at the Jesuit Curia in Rome said February 16 that recent attacks against Christians in India were motivated by increasing Hindu fundamentalism. D'Souza distinguished between simple banditry and religiously motivated attacks, and [...] | 2005-02-24 10:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | VT IN KIRF PGOV |
05VATICAN446 | CHALDEAN PATRIARCH: INCREASED SECURITY, RELIABLE ELECTRICITY [...] (C) Iraqi Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly told Charge February 17 that the coalition's failure to date to provide reasonable security and reliable electricity were the biggest obstacles to acceptance of U.S. efforts by the Iraqi people. The lack of security led many to conclude [...] | 2005-02-24 12:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT |
05VATICAN447 | DARFUR: SANT EGIDIO READY TO ENGAGE [...] (C) Community of Sant'Egidio representatives told the Charge February 24 that they were willing to work with the Darfur rebels to help them become better prepared for the Abuja negotiations. In confidential talks that could be held at its Rome headquarters, Sant'Egidio proposed a preparatory [...] | 2005-02-24 17:12:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SU VT |
05VATICAN450 | VATICAN GRAPPLES WITH UNCERTAINTIES OF AN INCAPACITATED [...] (SBU) Pope John Paul II's February 24 tracheotomy will leave the already frail Pope further debilitated and unable to speak for some period of time. His deteriorating condition has already generated extensive media speculation about the possibility of a Papal resignation and the impact of seve [...] | 2005-02-25 16:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR SOCI VT |
05VATICAN452 | SUDAN: VATICAN HESITANT ON AU-UN TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Sudan Monsignor Lucio Sembrano told us February 10 that the Holy See was optimistic regarding Darfur, but hesitant about the proposed African Union (AU) - UN Sudan Tribunal. He maintained that the International Criminal Court (ICC) would be the most effectiv [...] | 2005-03-01 07:15:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PREL SU VT |
05VATICAN453 | VATICAN SUPPORTS AND WILL ADVOCATE FOR U.S. AMENDMENT TO CSW [...] (C) Per reftel, Charge met March 2 with Holy See Undersecretary for Relations with States Monsignor Pietro Parolin to urge the Vatican to lobby key countries in favor of the U.S. amendment to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Declaration prior to the March 4 vote in New York. 2. ( [...] | 2005-03-03 12:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL VT |
05VATICAN454 | VIETNAM: JESUIT OFFICIAL SEES POSITIVE SIGNS FOR RELIGIOUS [...] (C) The Jesuit Curial Official responsible for Asia, Father Joseph Doan, told Emboffs recently that, despite Vietnam's recently floated desire to establish full diplomatic relations with the Holy See, he doubted the GOVN would do so until China first took that step. Despite this hurdle, Doan [...] | 2005-03-07 13:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM VT VM KIRF |
05VATICAN455 | ISRAELI DIRECTOR FOR INTER-RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS SEES AGREEMENT [...] (C) During a recent visit to Rome, Israel's MFA Director for Inter-Religious Affairs Barkan told Charge that agreement in principle on how to resolve the outstanding issues between the Holy See and Israel had been reached in a mid-February negotiating session between the two sides. There wer [...] | 2005-03-07 18:12:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL PREL PGOV VT |
05VATICAN456 | POPE RETURNS TO VATICAN TO CONTINUE RECUPERATION; WILL KEEP [...] (U) Pope John Paul II returned to the Vatican in the early evening of March 13, after spending 18 days in Rome's Gemelli hospital. The Pontiff underwent a tracheotomy to facilitate his breathing and subsequent therapy to allow him to speak with a tube in his throat. Television coverage o [...] | 2005-03-16 18:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI VT |
05VATICAN460 | VATICAN OPPOSES COVIC DISMISSAL OR RESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-29 16:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR PREL VT |
05VATICAN461 | WEAKENED POPE MISSES EASTER SERVICES [...] (C) For the first time since his 1978 election to the papacy, Pope John Paul II was unable to participate in the Vatican's Holy Week and Easter celebrations, suggesting that his condition continues to deteriorate following his February surgery. Despite a series of indications that the Pope h [...] | 2005-03-29 18:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VT |
05VATICAN463 | TOWARD THE CONCLAVE PART I: THE ELECTION OF A NEW POPE [...] (U) On Monday, April 18 following nine days of official mourning after the burial of Pope John Paul II, 115 cardinals will gather in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope. This cable -- the first in a series looking toward the conclave -- outlines the election procedures and provide [...] | 2005-04-13 14:04:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV VT |
05VATICAN465 | TOWARD THE CONCLAVE PART II: CHALLENGES FACING THE CHURCH [...] (U) When the 115 Cardinal Electors come together in the Sistine Chapel April 18 to elect a new Pope, they will vote to elect the individual they believe is best suited to lead the Catholic Church at this moment in history. Who that person is will depend in part on what the Cardinal electors be [...] | 2005-04-15 14:07:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV VT |
05VATICAN466 | TOWARD THE CONCLAVE PART III: THE CANDIDATES [...] (U) When the 115 Cardinal electors enter the Sistine Chapel April 18 to elect a successor to Pope John Paul II, there will be no clear favorite. Despite intensive media speculation and a series of media bubbles for various candidates, heading into the conclave no candidate appears to have an i [...] | 2005-04-18 16:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR VT |
05VATICAN467 | POPE BENEDICT XVI SUCCEEDS JOHN PAUL II [...] (SBU) The Roman Catholic College of Cardinals elected German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Supreme Pontiff April 19. Ratzinger, 78, has taken the name Pope Benedict XVI. Despite media speculation that Ratzinger had the support of many cardinals, his election was a surprise to many, given indications th [...] | 2005-04-19 19:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR VT |
05VATICAN468 | POPE CONFIRMS GOVERNMENT IN OFFICE -- FOR NOW [...] Pope Benedict XVI has reappointed Cardinal Angelo Sodano as Secretary of State (head of government) and confirmed all other curial positions -- for the time being. It is traditional for the new pope to maintain the status quo at the Vatican until he takes stock of how he plans to shape hi [...] | 2005-04-22 13:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV VT |
05VATICAN473 | HOLY SEE PRESSES DIALOGUE; EAST TIMORESE JESUIT CRITICAL OF [...] (C) The Holy See's Deputy Foreign Minister told Charge May 2 that the situation in East Timor was a source of great concern, and that they were encouraging the bishops and Nuncio to pursue dialogue with the government to resolve the situation. He and an East Timorese Jesuit, Joao Piedade, conc [...] | 2005-05-04 06:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPKO VT |
05VATICAN475 | BENEDICT XVI: LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEW PONTIFICATE - PART [...] (U) This cable is the first of a series previewing the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI. It examines the factors behind Benedict XVI's election and the implications of this choice for the Holy See. Subsequent cables will examine the approach the new Pope is likely to take on international iss [...] | 2005-05-12 16:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR VT |
05VATICAN477 | POPE REACHES OUT TO CHINA [...] (C) In his first formal foreign policy discourse, Pope Benedict XVI called for closer relations with China at a May 12 audience for ambassadors accredited to the Holy See. Without citing China directly, the new pope made a public push for a cause that the Vatican has been promoting for some [...] | 2005-05-18 16:23:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM VT CH TW |
05VATICAN479 | BENEDICT XVI: LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEW PONTIFICATE - PART [...] (U) This cable is the second of a series previewing the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI. The first part (ref b) examined the reasons for the election of Pope Benedict and initial signals on directions for his papacy. This second cable examines the approach he is likely to take on major issu [...] | 2005-05-23 15:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR VT |
05VATICAN480 | POPE NAMES AMERICAN TO KEY POST [...] (SBU) In the first new appointment of his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI named San Francisco's Archbishop William Levada as his successor as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF),the Holy See's primary doctrinal guardian. Levada becomes the highest placed American Cu [...] | 2005-05-26 11:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR PGOV VT |
05VATICAN482 | CODEL SMITH AND VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEW IRAQ, [...] Senator Gordon Smith and a delegation of Senators discussed Iraq, Israel and the church in Europe in a May 30 meeting with Foreign Minister Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo. Lajolo stressed U.S.-Holy See engagement for common goals in a stable Iraq, Middle East Peace settlement, and an outward-looki [...] | 2005-06-08 14:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM XG IZ IS VT |
05VATICAN483 | ASST. SECRETARY FRIED REVIEWS EUROPE AFTER THE "NO" VOTES [...] (C) EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried met with Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister equivalent Msgr. Parolin June 6 to review U.S. priorities in Europe and share U.S. concerns that Europe could turn inward in the e of recent negative votes in France and Holland. Parolin affirmed the Holy See's de [...] | 2005-06-14 13:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM VT XG TU |
05VATICAN484 | CHINA AND THE HOLY SEE: SANT'EGIDIO PURSUE INFORMAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Valeria Martano of Vatican-linked Sant'Egidio Community discussed the group's ongoing initiative to promote Catholic dialogue with China in a meeting with Poloffs May 20. Sant'Egidio's initiative focuses on resolving internal differences between the underground and Patriotic churches to la [...] | 2005-06-14 16:06:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CH VT |
05VATICAN487 | HOLY SEE AND RUSSIA FLIRTING WITH DIPLOMATIC UPGRADE [...] (U) Russian FM Sergei Lavrov's June 7 visit to the Vatican sparked renewed speculation upgrading the status of their diplomatic relations. A statement issued by the Holy See's press office said Lavrov, Vatican Secretary of State Sodano, and FM Lajolo discussed the "cordial" bilateral rela [...] | 2005-06-30 15:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KIRF RS VT |
05VATICAN489 | AFTER TENSIONS, VATICAN SEEKING MORE CONSTRUCTIVE [...] (C) Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister Pietro Parolin told the Charge that the Vatican had decided to pursue the path of dialogue and offer "an outstretched hand" when dealing with the government of Venezuela, despite past tensions. In response to ref (a) and (b) points and inquiries, Parolin [...] | 2005-07-01 14:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET VE VT EUN |
05VATICAN494 | VATICAN BOOKS IN THE BLACK [...] (U) The Holy See ended 2004 with a budget surplus for the first time in four years, showing a profit of nearly $3.7 million. The budget covers all government departments and activities, as well as the Holy See's embassies and diplomatic offices around the world. During 2004, the Vatican [...] | 2005-07-12 07:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN VT |
05VATICAN500 | VATICAN CONFIRMS IT PRESSURED FILIPINO BISHOPS [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for the Philippines Monsignor Luis Montemayor confirmed July 14 that the Vatican pressured the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) not to support protests calling for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Montemayor noted that t [...] | 2005-07-15 16:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL SOCI RP VT |
05VATICAN503 | HOLY SEE SUPPORTS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO UN REFORM [...] (SBU) Vatican MFA's Monsignor Francis Chullikatt told us July 22 he agreed that it made sense to take a comprehensive approach to UN reform rather than to reform the UNSC first and approach remaining reform issues in a "piecemeal" fashion. He confirmed the Holy See's support for a restructuri [...] | 2005-07-27 13:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR KPKO VT UN |
05VATICAN507 | UK IRKS HOLY SEE WITH EMBASSY CHANGES [...] (C) The UK has rubbed the Holy See the wrong way with two recent moves that many at the Vatican have taken as slights - or worse. First the British irked the Vatican by moving its embassy to the Holy See into the compound housing its mission to Italy - a diplomatic faux pas at the Vatican. [...] | 2005-08-09 16:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UK VT |
05VATICAN508 | VENEZUELA: VATICAN NOT READY TO CHANGE TACTICS [...] (C) Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister Parolin affirmed to the Charge August 9 the Vatican's preference for outreach and dialogue with President Chavez rather than confrontation. Parolin took the same approach he had in a June 30 meeting with Post's former Charge on the subject (ref a),despite [...] | 2005-08-10 08:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | VT VE PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM |
05VATICAN511 | GUANTANAMO: POINTS PASSED TO VATICAN [...] (C) Per reftel, Charge raised issue of Guantanamo and detainees during an August 9 introductory call on Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister Pietro Parolin and provided a copy of points in ref para 4. Parolin indicated that he would review the issue and provide a response later. 2. (C) Embas [...] | 2005-08-12 17:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL VT |
05VATICAN512 | OPTIMISM ON CHINA FROM DEPUTY FM PAROLIN (C-ALS-00716) [...] (C) Vatican Deputy Foreign Minister Parolin told the Charge August 9 that there were signs that Beijing might eventually be open to some official Vatican presence in China as a first step towards diplomatic relations. According to Parolin, an initial Holy See representative would have some o [...] | 2005-08-16 13:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PINR PREL VT CH |
05VATICAN513 | ANTI-CONVERSION LEGISLATION CONCERNS VATICAN; JESUIT HAS [...] (C) Vatican Country Director for Sri Lanka Monsignor Bernardito Auza told us recently that the Vatican was concerned about pending anti-conversion legislation in that country. He emphasized the "dangerous" effect such legislation could have on schools, orphanages, old age homes, hospitals, and [...] | 2005-08-17 10:13:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF KISL VT CE |
05VATICAN514 | VATICAN: LOOKING AHEAD ON BIOTECH [...] (C) Recent conversations between Holy See officials and USAID and EB representatives visiting the Vatican confirmed the cautious acceptance of biotech food by the Holy See. Vatican officials asserted that the safety and science of genetically modified foods would eventually be non-issues at the [...] | 2005-08-26 07:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM TBIO EAGR EAID SOCI VT |
05VATICAN515 | TURKISH DIPLOMAT SOUR ON RELATIONS WITH VATICAN [...] (C) Turkish diplomat Ali Riza Ozcoskun (protect) complained to us recently about the poor state of Holy See - Turkish relations, charging that there is simply no dialogue between the two states. He went over the well-known stalemate, explaining that the Catholic Church sought certain legal as [...] | 2005-08-26 12:15:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI TU VT |
05VATICAN516 | DEL PONTE MAKES ""UGLY IMPRESSION"" AT THE VATICAN [...] (S/NF) Holy See Balkans Director Maury described to us August 22 the ""undiplomatic behavior"" of ICTY Chief Prosecutor del Ponte on her recent visit to the Vatican foreign ministry (HAGUE 2263). Maury said the Vatican would not respond to the strong letter sent by del Ponte to the pope after [...] | 2005-08-26 14:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET//NOFORN | KIRF PREL SOCI NL BK HR VT OSCE |
05VATICAN519 | VATICAN: MEETING WITH ARCHBISHOP LAJOLO [...] (C) Summary. Charge d'affaires a.i. called on Vatican FM-equivalent Lajolo September 3 and raised a number of issues, including Venezuela, China, Turkey/Islam, UN reform, Israel, Iraq. End Summary. 2. (U) Charge paid an introductory 30-minute call on September 3 on Archbishop Giovanni La [...] | 2005-09-09 16:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT VE IS CH TU IZ |
05VATICAN526 | POST LANGUAGE PROGRAM DIRECT FUNDING INITIATIVE PROPOSAL [...] Post Language Officer and POC: Fleur Cowan, CowanFS@state.gov, Tel: 0039-06-4674-3439 Fax: 0039-06-575-8346 2. Description of proposed program and budget: Language school weekends: Italian language schools, with their flexible and tailored curriculum, (such as Il Sasso in Montepulciano us [...] | 2005-10-17 09:48:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI AMGT KFLO VT |
05VATICAN529 | VATICAN: UK TAPS NORTHERN IRISH CATHOLIC AS AMBASSADOR [...] (C) The UK has selected Francis Campbell, a 35-year-old Catholic from Northern Ireland, as ambassador to the Holy See. We understand that Campbell will become the first Catholic to represent the UK at the Vatican since the Reformation. Campbell is a former diplomat and advisor at 10 Downing [...] | 2005-11-08 16:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VT UK |
05VATICAN530 | VATICAN POSITIVE ON RUSSIA TRIP [...] (C) Holy See FM Lajolo told the Ambassador November 3 that his recent trip to Russia had been a useful step forward for Vatican relations with Russia and the Orthodox Church (ROC). Lajolo said he raised with Russian FM Lavrov the Holy See's perception that Russia was captive to the Orthodox C [...] | 2005-11-08 16:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF VT RU |
05VATICAN534 | BOSNIA: VATICAN BACKING CARDINAL [...] (C) Vatican Director for the Balkans Monsignor Maury expressed support November 11 for Cardinal Vinko Puljic in his current stances on politics and reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Maury said he was not surprised that Puljic had refused to participate in a planned inter-religi [...] | 2005-11-17 09:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PREL SOCI BK HR VT |
05VATICAN535 | HOLY SEE MAKES POINT ON BOSNIA'S CATHOLICS [...] (SBU) On the heels of Poloff's meeting with Vatican Balkans Director Monsignor Miguel Maury (ref a),Holy See FM Giovanni Lajolo called in the Ambassador November 14 to deliver an aide memoire (complete text faxed to EUR/WE, DRL/IRF and EUR/SCE) on the situation in Bosnia Herzegovina (BiH). [...] | 2005-11-17 11:13:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | BK KIRF PREL SOCI HR VT |
05VATICAN538 | VATICAN UNHAPPY WITH LAWSUITS [...] (C) Holy See Secretary of State (Prime Minister equivalent) Cardinal Angelo Sodano took the bulk of his initial meeting November 12 with the Ambassador to register his displeasure with the several lawsuits filed in U.S. courts that have been served at the Vatican. Sodano complained about the [...] | 2005-11-25 09:07:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | VT PGOV PBTS PREL |
05VATICAN539 | IRAQ: PATRIARCH CONCERNED ABOUT CONSTITUTION, CHRISTIAN [...] (C) Ambassador met November 15 with Emmanuel III Delly (protect),Patriarch of Babylon and head of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The Chaldeans claim some 1.3 million members in Iraq and elsewhere. Delly was in Rome to see Pope Benedict XVI and for a meeting of Chaldean bishops. ------------- [...] | 2005-11-25 11:04:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT |
05VATICAN541 | VATICAN: MEDIA REACT TO PRESIDENT'S RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (U) President Bush's call for increased religious freedom, and particularly "the need for [China] to invite leaders from the Vatican to come and discuss religious freedoms" was widely covered in Italian and Vatican-based news media. In a press release supporting President Bush's statements, th [...] | 2005-11-29 16:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KIRF PHUM PREL VT CH |
05VATICAN542 | ANOTHER VOICE IN VATICAN SUPPORTING BIH BISHOPS [...] (C) The Vatican's Monsignor Petar Rajic (protect) gave us yet another indication of Holy See support for the Catholic bishops of Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) November 22, expressing his support for their statement calling for constitutional change in the country, and general support for Bishop Pe [...] | 2005-11-29 18:06:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PREL SOCI BK HR VT |
05VATICAN543 | VATICAN LOOKS TOWARDS CHINA - WITHOUT COMPROMISE [...] (U) The Holy See has sent clear messages to China recently that hint at improving relations, but which maintain the integrity of its position on religious freedom and autonomy. Both Pope Benedict XVI and Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano expressed displeasure at Beijing's intransigence [...] | 2005-12-01 07:13:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PREL VT CH |
05VATICAN544 | AMBASSADOR MILLER'S VATICAN MEETINGS [...] (U) Summary. During his October visit to Rome, Ambassador John Miller met with Holy See officials in two Pontifical Councils to promote Vatican engagement on trafficking in persons. Ambassador Miller also attended a half-day conference co-sponsored by Embassy Rome and Embassy Vatican, and met [...] | 2005-12-01 15:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN SOCI VT |
05VATICAN545 | VATICAN REACHES OUT TO PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS [...] Pope Benedict XVI feels close to AIDS sufferers and their families and has affirmed the commitment of the Catholic Church to caring for those with HIV/AIDS. The Pope described statistics on HIV/AIDS as "truly alarming." Benedict drew attention to World AIDS Day at his weekly general audi [...] | 2005-12-01 16:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SOCI KHIV KWMN VM VT |
05VATICAN548 | POPE CALLS FOR RECONCILIATION IN SUDAN AND GREATER [...] Pope Benedict XVI issued an appeal for national reconciliation in Sudan during an audience November 28 with Khartoum's Cardinal Archbishop, Gabriel Zubeir Wako. After greeting the cardinal's delegation, the Pontiff made the following statement: Begin text The cessation of the civil w [...] | 2005-12-06 09:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SU VT |
05VATICAN551 | ISRAEL: HOLY SEE CITES PROBLEMS FOR PILGRIMS [...] (U) This telegram contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Holy See MFA Country Director for Israel Monsignor Franco Coppola raised the Vatican's concerns about freedom of movement for pilgrims to Bethlehem December 5. Coppola claimed that while people staying in Jer [...] | 2005-12-09 14:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS KPAL PREL KIRF VT PHUM |
05VATICAN552 | IMMIGRATION ON FRONT BURNER FOR MEXICAN BISHOPS, VATICAN [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for the U.S. and Mexico Paolo Gualtieri received with interest points on the President's plans for immigration reform and applauded the President's initiative in tackling the problem. He told us that every group of Mexican bishops visiting the Vatican this fall [...] | 2005-12-12 17:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PREL VT MX |
05VATICAN553 | SANT EGIDIO ASSEMBLES AFRICAN JUSTICE MINISTERS [...] (SBU) The Rome-based Sant'Egidio Community brought together justice ministers from several African states in November to consider their respective governments' positions on the death penalty and other issues involving their penal systems. Sant'Egidio's Mario Giro told us that the participation [...] | 2005-12-13 16:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV VT |
05VATICAN554 | CUBA: VATICAN SEES NO CHANGE IN DIRECTION [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Cuba Monsignor Nicolas Thevenin told us recently he did not think Castro's recent meeting with Cardinal Ortega and the Cuban bishops (reftel) was a sign of any change in direction or major new initiative for the dictator. Thevenin, who recently returned to t [...] | 2005-12-13 16:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PHUM PREL KIRF VT KDEM SOCI |
05VATICAN555 | VATICAN EXAMINES CHURCH-STATE DYNAMIC IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Venezuela Monsignor Thevenin (protect throughout) told us recently he saw little change in the church-state dynamic in the country. When asked about new archbishop of Caracas, Thevenin said he was "not a fighter" and would not be aggressive against Chavez. [...] | 2005-12-13 16:50:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | VE KIRF PHUM PREL PGOV VT |
05VATICAN557 | EAST TIMOR: VATICAN EXAMINES ROLE OF CHURCH, BISHOPS [...] (C) This is the first of two cables on the East Timorese Catholic church viewed from Rome six months after the May protests incited by Bishops Basilio Nascimento and Alberto Ricardo da Silva. This first message will focus on the Holy See's official position, as laid out by Holy See East Timor [...] | 2005-12-15 12:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIRF PGOV PINR ID VT TT |
05VATICAN558 | TOGO: SANT'EGIDIO STILL ENGAGED [...] (C) Mario Giro, West Africa expert for the Vatican-linked Community of Sant'Egidio, told us recently that the Community remained in close contact with the Togolese government and the Union of Forces for Change (UFC) and hoped for further face-to-face talks in Rome between the two groups. Fol [...] | 2005-12-16 13:46:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | TO PHUM PREL PGOV VT |
05VATICAN559 | SANT'EGIDIO EXPRESSES CONCERN ON GREAT LAKES [...] (C) Don Matteo Zuppi, Great Lakes expert of the Vatican-linked Community of Sant'Egidio, expressed concern December 14 that the presence of Rwandan refugees in the Congo was a lingering problem that could infect the whole region. "The numbers of refugees are not great," he said, "but the sit [...] | 2005-12-16 13:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV VT RW CF |
05VATICAN561 | EAST TIMOR: JESUIT VIEWS CHURCH, BISHOPS [...] (C) This is the second of two cables on the East Timorese Catholic church viewed from Rome six months after the May anti-government protests led by Bishops Basilio Nascimento and Alberto Ricardo da Silva. Ref (D) presented the perspective of the Holy See's Country director for East Timor. In [...] | 2005-12-20 09:43:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIRF PGOV PINR ID VT TT |
05VATICAN562 | VATICAN WARY OF LEFTIST LATINOS [...] (C) The Ambassador shared ref (a) points on Venezuela's nefarious influence in the region with Holy See internal affairs chief (Vatican number three) Archbishop Leonardo Sandri December 17. Some points were news to Sandri, but he was not surprised and said he shared U.S. concerns about Chav [...] | 2005-12-23 11:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF PREL VT MX VE |
05VATICAN563 | VATICAN EMPHASIZES CONCERN ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN IRAQ [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Iraq Coppola told us shortly before the recent Iraqi elections that the Vatican remained very concerned about the religious freedom provisions of the new Iraqi Constitution. His main concern was the well-known clause that states that no law can be passed tha [...] | 2005-12-23 11:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF VT |
05VATICAN565 | POPE'S CALLS FOR JUST WORLD ORDER, ATTENTION TO TERRORISM, [...] (U) Pope Benedict XVI used his first Christmas message to the city of Rome and the world (Urbi et Orbi) to focus attention on the threat of terrorism and the humanitarian crises around the world. (Complete text of the speech was emailed to EUR/WE.) With an audience of hundreds of million [...] | 2005-12-28 16:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SU VT |
05VATICAN89 | POPE URGES GENUINE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-11 16:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CU VT |
06VATICAN10 | VATICAN SUPPORTS SANT'EGIDIO EFFORTS ON TOGO [...] (C) Vatican Country Director for Togo Monsignor Bettencourt expressed enthusiasm recently for the Community of Sant'Egidio's efforts at conflict resolution in the country (reftel). He and Community leaders talk often about negotiations - not always the case in relations between the Vatican S [...] | 2006-01-20 16:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | TO VT PHUM PREL KIRF |
06VATICAN101 | CARDINAL ZEN OPTIMISTIC ON HOLY SEE-CHINA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Cardinal Zen of Hong Kong, visiting Rome, told DCM that both the Holy See and China want to put their talks back on track, and that Rome's negotiator will be heading soon to Beijing for this reason. He also commented on his relations with Beijing and the Patriotic Association, th [...] | 2006-06-06 09:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI VT |
06VATICAN102 | HOLY SEE STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Holy See issued a statement June 3 in response to embassy demarche on Iran. It is cautiously supportive and probably marks the limit of Holy See public comment on this issue for now. End Summary. 2. (U) The Holy See's Secretariat of State (foreign ministry) issued a sta [...] | 2006-06-06 10:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL VT |
06VATICAN104 | HOLY SEE: ISRAELI VIEWS ON HAMAS, ISLAM, FUNDAMENTAL [...] (C) Summary. During a May 30 meeting with Ambassador, Israeli Ambassador commented on Islam, Hamas, Israel-Holy See relations, and the Holy See's Custodian of the Holy Lands. End Summary. 2. (C) During a May 30 meeting with Ambassador Rooney, Israeli ambassador to the Holy See Oded Ben-Hu [...] | 2006-06-09 10:12:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
06VATICAN105 | HOLY SEE: CONVERSATION WITH PRIME MINISTER BLAIR [...] (C) Summary. During a June 3 conversation with Ambassador Rooney, UK PM Blair commented on his efforts to reach out to British Muslims and on several trends in Europe of great concern to the Holy See. End summary. 2. (SBU) Ambassador spoke with Prime Minister Blair at length at a small [...] | 2006-06-09 10:13:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
06VATICAN110 | VATICAN SUPPORTIVE ON SOMALIA [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Somalia Monsignor Lucio Sembrano voiced support for U.S and international community efforts on that country during a June 13 meeting. Sembrano, who has engaged with us on Somalia in the past (ref a),had asked us for an update on the situation. We outlined [...] | 2006-06-16 10:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV SO VT KE |
06VATICAN115 | VATICAN: HOLY LAND CUSTODIAN FOCUSED ON SURVIVAL [...] (C) Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Roman Catholic Custodian of the Holy Land, told the Ambassador during a recent visit to Rome that his continuing contact with Hamas was simply "a question of survival." Pizzaballa talks to various authorities about technical issues related to the maintenance [...] | 2006-06-20 10:08:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PHUM KIRF PREL VT XF |
06VATICAN122 | HOLY SEE: CARDINAL POUPARD'S VIEWS ON ISLAM [...] (C) Summary. The Holy See's new principal voice on matters Islamic, Cardinal Poupard, told Ambassador that the Pope wants dialogue with Muslims to focus on the local level and to be approached through a framework of culture rather than of theology. Poupard's confident remarks are further evid [...] | 2006-06-27 07:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
06VATICAN123 | HOLY SEE DEPUTY FM DISCUSSION WITH EUR/WE DIRECTOR -- IRAN, [...] (C) Summary. Holy See deputy FM Parolin discussed a number of topics with visiting EUR/WE Director on June 22. He portrayed an essentially stable Holy See foreign policy despite some reorganization of the Curia; continuing concern over the flight of Christians from the Holy Land, doubt over t [...] | 2006-06-27 07:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
06VATICAN126 | CATHOLIC - ORTHODOX RELATIONS: NATIONALITY COUNTS [...] (C) New hope for Catholic-Orthodox relations in the pontificate of Benedict XVI has been predicated in part upon the exit of the Polish Pope John Paul II, seen by many as an obstacle to improved relations with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) because of his nationality and his role in the do [...] | 2006-07-03 13:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI PL RS TU VT |
06VATICAN128 | HOLY SEE: POPE TO EMPHASIZE FAMILY VALUES IN SPAIN [...] (C) In advance of Pope Benedict XVI's July 8 departure for Valencia, Spain for the World Meeting of Families, Post spoke to the Holy See and to Spanish representation to the Vatican. Vatican officials acknowledged to us that issues such as relaxed regulations on divorce, embryonic stem cell re [...] | 2006-07-07 15:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI VT SP |
06VATICAN130 | UGANDA: SANT'EGIDIO WORKING ON LRA [...] (C) Mario Giro of the Community of Sant'Egidio told the Ambassador that he had met recently with Joseph Kony, head of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),to discuss possible talks between the LRA and the government of Uganda. The meeting itself was inconclusive, but Giro said there was still a [...] | 2006-07-10 13:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM SOCI UG SU VT |
06VATICAN134 | LEBANON: HOLY SEE CONDEMNS ACTIONS OF BOTH SIDES [...] (C) Summary. The Holy See's foreign minister summoned charge July 14 to discuss the situation in Lebanon. The Holy See issued a public statement condemning both terrorist attacks and Israel's response to them in Lebanon. The pope will make a statement on the matter on Sunday, July 16. The H [...] | 2006-07-14 13:25:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT LE |
06VATICAN141 | POPE AVOIDS CONFRONTATION IN SPAIN [...] (C) Pope Benedict XVI promoted traditional Catholic doctrine on the family and bioethics during his recent visit to Spain, but opted for respectful dialogue over open attacks against the Spanish government's policies on gay marriage, divorce and abortion. The pope aimed to pitch his message to the [...] | 2006-07-19 16:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KIRF SP VT |
06VATICAN142 | LEBANON-ISRAEL: VATICAN FINE-TUNING ITS POSITION [...] (C) Pope Benedict XVI's July 18 comment expressing support for the G-8 statement on the crisis in Lebanon and Israel helped establish a more helpful Vatican position on the conflict after a more one-sided statement by Cardinal Secretary of State Sodano July 14 (reftel). Holy See messages on [...] | 2006-07-20 13:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MOPS IS LE SOCI KIRF PHUM VT |
06VATICAN143 | LEBANON/ISRAEL: VATICAN HOPES FOR CEASE-FIRE, NEGOTIATIONS, [...] (U) The Vatican released a new statement (complete text emailed to EUR/WE and in para. three below) on the "worsening situation in the Middle East" this afternoon (July 20). The statement noted the pope's "great concern" for the "destinies of all the peoples involved" and expressed hope for [...] | 2006-07-20 16:12:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS LE IS PHUM SOCI KIRF VT |
06VATICAN145 | LEBANON: VATICAN FAVORS MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE [...] (C) Holy See Middle East Director Coppola told the Charge July 21 the Vatican supported the idea of a robust multi-national force in Lebanon. He said there were no current plans to make a specific public endorsement of such a plan, but that the pope would imply support for some type of inter [...] | 2006-07-21 17:08:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS LE IS VT PHUM KIRF |
06VATICAN149 | LEBANON: POPE SPEAKS OUT AGAIN; HOLY SEE RESPONDING TO [...] (C) Benedict XVI emphasized the rights and plights of Lebanese and Israelis July 23 while addressing the current crisis in the Middle East. Though the Holy See has expressed to us privately its support for a "robust" multi-national force, the pope stopped short of saying so Sunday. The Hol [...] | 2006-07-24 12:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS LE IS PHUM VT |
06VATICAN153 | HOLY SEE: FOREIGN MINISTER'S INTERVIEW ON LEBANON [...] (U) Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States (i.e., Foreign Minister) gave an interview to Vatican Radio July 27 on the Rome Conference which met July 26 on the Lebanon crisis. The interview was published under the headline, "4 Positive Aspects of Talks on [...] | 2006-07-28 13:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VT LE |
06VATICAN154 | LEBANON: VATICAN PUSHES CEASEFIRE, BUT STAYS POSITIVE [...] (C) Holy See FM Lajolo told the Charge July 28 that the Vatican still placed top priority on an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Lebanon conflict, but also acknowledged the good with regard to the Rome conference. Lajolo also emphasized "the positive aspects" of the summit in his comme [...] | 2006-07-28 15:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT LE |
06VATICAN155 | HOLY SEE: FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS "NO PROGRESS" IN RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Vatican FM-equivalent told charge July 28 that Celli's recent trip to China had ended without any progress in Holy See-PRC relations. It is not clear whether China will proceed with further illicit ordinations of bishops. The Holy See will probably send another envoy to China by [...] | 2006-07-31 12:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT CH |
06VATICAN156 | HOLY SEE: USCIRF'S BISHOP RAMIREZ DISCUSSES RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Visiting Bishop Ramirez of the USCIRF discussed religious freedom and human rights around the globe with Holy See foreign minister Lajolo and the desk officer for that issue. Saudi Arabia and North Korea are the top concerns for the Holy See with regard to religious freedom, with China and [...] | 2006-07-31 16:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
06VATICAN157 | HOLY SEE: USCIRF MEETING WITH CARDINAL POUPARD ON [...] (C) Summary. Bishop Ramirez of the USCIRF discussed Christian-Muslim dialogue with Cardinal Poupard on July 13. Poupard noted the impossibility of doctrinal dialogue with Islam, and the corresponding need to root that essential dialogue instead in the ground of culture. Poupard focused on th [...] | 2006-07-31 16:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM VT |
06VATICAN158 | HOLY SEE: POPE'S CALL FOR PEACE IN LEBANON [...] (U) Following in para 2 is Pope Benedict XVI's call for peace in the Middle East, which was delivered at his weekly Angelus public prayer on July 30 in Castelgandolfo. 2. (U) Begin text: At these moments I cannot fail to think of the ever more serious and tragic situation of the Middle [...] | 2006-08-01 09:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL VT |
06VATICAN159 | HOLY SEE URGES USG TO PRESS ISRAEL TO EXTEND SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) Holy See Acting Foreign Minister Pietro Parolin called August 1 to ask that Charge d'affaires come see him later in the day about Lebanon; he previewed the meeting by urging the USG to support an extension of the current 48-hour pause in Israeli aerial strikes. Parolin said the papal nunc [...] | 2006-08-01 10:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT LE |
06VATICAN16 | CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS VATICAN - U.S. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] Last December marked the fortieth anniversary of the promulgation of Dignitatis Humanae, an influential document from the Second Vatican Council in 1965. To commemorate this, Embassy Vatican hosted a conference on January 18 in Rome. An overflow crowd of 140 influential Vatican officials, med [...] | 2006-01-30 13:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRF PHUM VT |
06VATICAN160 | HOLY SEE: FURTHER DISCUSSION ON LEBANON [...] (C) Summary. Vatican acting FM Parolin called in charge for further discussion on Lebanon. Charge reviewed USG position and confirmed that Parolin's request for USG support of an extension to the 48-hour pause had been relayed to Washington. The Vatican has twice spoken to Israel about this [...] | 2006-08-01 17:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT LE |
06VATICAN161 | LEBANON: POPE RENEWS CALL FOR URGENT [...] (U) During his weekly Wednesday public audience in Rome on August 2, Pope Benedict XVI issued a new appeal for peace in the Middle East, with specific reference to Qana, Lebanon. Original text, and informal post translation, follow in paras 2-3. 2. (U) Begin text of Italian original: In [...] | 2006-08-02 15:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL VT |
06VATICAN162 | TFLE01: HOLY SEE ASKS USG TO PREVENT INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) Summary. Holy See acting foreign minister called Charge d'affaires August 3 to express concern over remarks attributed the the Israeli army chief of staff in which he threatened to destroy Lebanon's infrastructure (including in Beirut). The acting FM urged the USG to prevent such destruct [...] | 2006-08-03 15:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT LE |
06VATICAN165 | LEBANON: POPE ISSUES ANOTHER CALL FOR CEASEFIRE [...] Pope Benedict XVI issued another call for peace and ceasefire in the Middle East, during his weekly public audience in Castelgandolfo August 9. Text and informal translation follow in para 2. 2. Begin Italian text: Cari fratelli e sorelle, il mio accorato pensiero va ancora una volta all'am [...] | 2006-08-09 14:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VT |
06VATICAN166 | HOLY SEE: MEETING WITH CARDINAL DIAS [...] (U) Charge d'affaires paid an introductory call on Cardinal Ivan Dias, who heads the Holy See's Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (also known as Propaganda Fide) on August 9. Dias, 70, was appointed Prefect in May of this year, following nine years as Archbishop of Mumbai (ref a). [...] | 2006-08-09 14:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL VT |
06VATICAN167 | LEBANON: HOLY SEE SEEKS HELP FOR VILLAGE [...] (C) Summary. Holy See Acting FM asked Charge d'affaires to convey Holy See concern for the Lebanese village of Rmeich, and during ensuing discussion reiterated Holy See views that only through negotiations -- not through military force -- could a solution be found to the crisis in Lebanon. Ch [...] | 2006-08-10 17:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM VT LE |
06VATICAN168 | HOLY SEE VIEWS ON CUBA TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary. Charge d'affaires discussed Cuba with Holy See Acting FM on August 10, pressing USG views. The Holy See does not plan to make any public statements at this time. Post nevertheless encourages Department contact with senior Holy See officials on this issue. End summary. 2. (C [...] | 2006-08-10 18:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
06VATICAN169 | LEBANON: CATHOLIC MEDIA COMMENTARY [...] (U) Catholic media have given balanced coverage to the war in Lebanon, while editorial material has tended to criticize U.S. support for Israel as well as Israel's "disproportionate" response to Hezbollah terrorism. More "page space" has been given to the greater loss of civilian life in Leba [...] | 2006-08-11 12:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI VT |
06VATICAN170 | HOLY SEE: NONPAPER ON UNIDIR [...] Embassy received a fax message August 11 from Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Under Secretary for Relations with States (and acting Foreign Minister). The message included a nonpaper on UNIDIR, a subject which Parolin had raised earlier that day with Charge d'affaires (ref). Text of [...] | 2006-08-14 10:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC VT PARM |
06VATICAN178 | HOLY SEE: DIPLOMATIC NOTE EXPRESSES CONCERN FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy has received a diplomatic note (N.5783/06/RS, in English) dated August 26 from the Holy See, concerning the humanitarian consequences of the embargo on Lebanon. Text follows in para 2. 2. (SBU) Begin text. The Secretariat of State, Section for Relations with States, presen [...] | 2006-08-29 09:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL VT LE |
06VATICAN179 | CODEL SHAYS ENGAGES VATICAN ON MIDDLE EAST, SUDAN [...] (C) CODEL Shays engaged DFM Parolin on the Middle East and Sudan August 24, capping a visit to these areas with a stop in Rome. Parolin told the CODEL that the families of the kidnapped Israeli soldiers had approached the papal representative in Jerusalem and that Church personnel were tryin [...] | 2006-08-29 14:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KIRF IZ IS LE SU VT |
06VATICAN180 | LEBANON: VATICAN MONITORS AID, CALLS FOR MORE RAW MATERIALS [...] (C) Echoing a recent diplomatic note sent to the Embassy (ref a),Holy See Country Director for the Middle East Coppola told us August 29 that the Lebanese people needed raw materials for building and other reconstruction projects. Coppola described his recent trip with a papal envoy to Leba [...] | 2006-08-30 15:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SOCI PHUM KIRF LE IS VT |
06VATICAN181 | CHALDEAN IRAQI CHURCH CONTINUES TO SUFFER LOSSES [...] (S) Summary: Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Catholic Church to the Holy See and the Chaldeans' European representative, told PolOffs in an August 28 meeting that the Chaldean Church continues to lose many of its faithful due to the deteriorating security situation in Ir [...] | 2006-08-30 18:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KIRF PHUM IZ VT |
06VATICAN183 | VATICAN: IRAQI AMBASSADOR WARNS OF UNIFIED ISLAMIC THREAT [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See Yelda, sees severe consequences to western interests should radical Shia and Sunni factions ever put aside their differences and unite. Yelda, an Assyrian Christian, counseled the U.S. to take steps now to combat this possibility by portraying Iran [...] | 2006-09-01 09:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER IZ VT |
06VATICAN185 | HOLY SEE'S CHINA ENVOY: RECENT TRIP A SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary. Archbishop Celli, the Vatican's unofficial envoy to China, told Ambassador his July visit to China had a positive outcome and he hoped for a return visit later this year. Celli does not foresee any change in the overall situation for Catholics in China, but does think talks with [...] | 2006-09-01 16:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM VT CH |
06VATICAN188 | HOLY SEE SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITION ON MIGRATION HLD [...] (U) Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Undersecretary for Relations with States (equivalent to deputy foreign minister) called in DCM to discuss the High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (reftel),which DCM had raised with Foreign Minister Lajolo on July 28. [...] | 2006-09-08 15:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL VT |
06VATICAN189 | HOLY SEE: PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON DETAINEES [...] (SBU) DCM delivered points per reftel on the President's speech on detainees to Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's deputy foreign minister, on September 8. DCM highlighted key points verbally and left copies of those points and supporting materials for Parolin's further reference. Parol [...] | 2006-09-08 16:25:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM VT |
06VATICAN190 | HOLY SEE: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] (SBU) During a September 8 meeting, DCM learned from Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's deputy foreign minister, that the Holy See would be represented at the UNGA by Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo. Lajolo is currently the Secretary for Relations with States (foreign minister),but as was a [...] | 2006-09-08 16:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP UNGA VT |
06VATICAN194 | SANT'EGIDIO HOSTS 20TH ANNUAL INTER-FAITH CONFERENCE IN [...] (SBU) Catholic NGO the Community of Sant'Egidio brought together religious representatives from many of the world's faiths September 4-5 to find common ground in peace and reconciliation. The Community's annual meeting was dedicated to Pope John Paul II, who initiated the series of meetings [...] | 2006-09-12 13:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI PHUM VT |
06VATICAN197 | HOLY SEE: HEATED DISCUSSION OF LEBANON AT INTERFAITH [...] Summary. A panel dedicated to Lebanon at the recent interfaith conference in Assisi gives an indication of the strength of feeling in the Rome-based Sant'Egidio community about the conflict in Lebanon. The panel was unusually partisan and emotional, given the context. End summary. 2. ( [...] | 2006-09-14 11:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM VT |
06VATICAN198 | HOLY SEE: POPE NAMES NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] Pope Benedict XVI has named Moroccan born archbishop Dominique Mamberti as the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States (FM equivalent). Mamberti is currently serving as apostolic nuncio in Sudan and Eritrea. He replaces Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo who has been appointed as "Governor" of V [...] | 2006-09-15 11:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VT |
06VATICAN199 | HOLY SEE: POPE'S REGENSBURG SPEECH IGNITES FIRESTORM, LEADS [...] (C) Summary. Pope Benedict XVI's September 12 speech in Regensburg caused an unwanted firestorm in the Islamic world because of the pope's quoting, in passing, an insulting reference made by a 14th-century Byzantine emperor. The Holy See, and the pope himself, responded with statements of clarifica [...] | 2006-09-18 13:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
06VATICAN201 | POPE AGAIN TRIES TO CALM STORM [...] (C) In his weekly audience September 20, Pope Benedict again sought to defuse tensions stemming from his September 12 remarks on Islam at the University of Regensburg. He emphasized that the controversy stemmed from a "misunderstanding" and again disassociated himself from the offending quot [...] | 2006-09-20 16:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT KIRF PTER PHUM |
06VATICAN203 | VATICAN: MEDIA RESPONSE TO POPE'S RESPONSE ADDRESS [...] September 21 reaction by Vatican-based media to Pope Benedict's September 20th general audience remarks was strongly positive. Most press outlets reported the pope used the occasion to again express regret that his remarks on Islam had been misunderstood and to emphasize his "profound respect [...] | 2006-09-21 16:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IT VT |
06VATICAN204 | POPE'S TURKEY TRIP STILL ON CALENDAR [...] (C) The Turkish DCM to the Holy See told Charge September 20 that the controversy over the pope's remarks in Regensburg (ref a,b) would not derail his November visit to Turkey. She noted controversy surrounding the visit and outlined the itinerary. Meanwhile, other sources described how the [...] | 2006-09-21 16:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER VT TU KIRF |
06VATICAN206 | VATICAN: CONTROVERSY CONTINUES, TONE SHIFTING [...] (C) In a further effort at damage control following his remarks last week in Germany, Pope Benedict has invited ambassadors from predominantly Muslim countries to meet with him September 25. Criticism of the pontiff from the Muslim world has been well documented; there are, however, various [...] | 2006-09-22 16:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PTER KIRF VT |
06VATICAN207 | POPE CONVENES MUSLIM AMBASSADORS [...] (C) Pope Benedict XVI expressed "esteem and profound respect" for Muslims at a meeting September 25 with ambassadors from Muslim nations. He did not retract the quotation he used in Regensburg (reftels),or give further explanation of his speech in Germany. The pope instead emphasized posit [...] | 2006-09-25 16:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SOCI PHUM KIRF VT |
06VATICAN209 | VATICAN: MUSLIM AMBASSADORS REACT TO PAPAL GESTURES [...] (C) The ambassadors of several Muslim nations told Ambassador Rooney in recent days that they were ready to move on after the flap with Pope Benedict XVI. Some were still sensitive about the pope's quotation in his Regensburg speech, and all felt the pope had made a mistake in using it. Acc [...] | 2006-10-03 12:48:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PTER SOCI PHUM VT |
06VATICAN210 | INDONESIAN-VATICAN RELATIONS: A BUMP IN THE ROAD [...] (C) Indonesian Ambassador Prayitno told Ambassador Rooney recently that he was optimistic about Indonesian - Holy See relations despite the recent papal flap and the execution of three Catholics there. He said that despite numerous entreaties by the Vatican, there was never any chance that [...] | 2006-10-03 13:23:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PTER PHUM SOCI ID VT |
06VATICAN211 | ROME'S INTER-FAITH MEETING [...] Summary: Rome's mayor Walter Veltroni hosted an inter-faith meeting on September 19 attended by Cardinal Paul Poupard, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue; Sami Salem, Imam of Rome's Grand Mosque; Abdallah Redouane, Secretary-General of Rome's Islamic Cultural Ce [...] | 2006-10-03 13:43:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KISL PGOV PHUM VT IT |
06VATICAN212 | SANT'EGIDIO SEES SLOW PROGRESS IN CHINA [...] (C) Contacts from the Vatican-affiliated Community of Sant'Egidio told us that diplomatic relations between China and the Holy See remain elusive despite some official contacts between the Holy See and Chinese authorities. Sant'Egidio has continued its mainly academic and cultural contacts wit [...] | 2006-10-06 15:23:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CH KIRF VT |
06VATICAN213 | HOLY SEE: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE ON NICARAGUA, [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador delivered a strong message to the Holy See concerning the unhelpful activities of Nicaraguan Cardinal Obando, and also pressed on Cuba. Vatican deputy foreign minister listened carefully and promised to see what could be done regarding Obando, but remained noncommittal [...] | 2006-10-11 08:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
06VATICAN215 | NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST: HOLY SEE FAVORS DISARMAMENT [...] (SBU) Charge d'affaires raised issue of North Korean October 8 nuclear test with Holy See Undersecretary for Relations with States (i.e., deputy foreign minister) Pietro Parolin during an October 10 meeting on another subject. Parolin said at the time that the Holy See had not yet had time to [...] | 2006-10-11 15:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VT KN PARM KNNP |
06VATICAN216 | VATICAN: SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL SMITH [...] (U) Below please find background information to serve as a scene setter for the upcoming CODEL SMITH. ------------ The Holy See ------------ 2. (SBU) The Holy See is the composite of the authority, jurisdiction, and sovereignty vested in the Pope and his advisors to direct the Roman Cat [...] | 2006-10-12 12:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP VT SOCI PHUM |
06VATICAN218 | SLOW BUT STEADY: MOVING AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY FORWARD [...] (C) With a grant from EB, Post brought three American researchers to speak with various Holy See interlocutors to increase acceptance and understanding of agricultural biotechnology in advance of the publication of a key Vatican document on hunger. After several years of lobbying b [...] | 2006-10-19 09:12:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | VT TBIO EAGR EAID FA |
06VATICAN219 | CHALDEAN: IRAQI CHRISTIANS TARGETED AFTER POPE'S REMARKS [...] (S) Summary: Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Catholic Church to the Holy See, and the Chaldean Patriarch's First Counselor, Bishop Ibrahim Ibrahim of Detroit, Michigan told Poloff in a recent meeting that Christians faced increasing violence in Iraq. They said the papal [...] | 2006-10-19 10:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR IZ VT |
06VATICAN220 | VATICAN OFFICIAL INTERESTED IN BENIN BIOTECH [...] (C) During a recent EB-sponsored speakers program, Emboff and visiting U.S. researchers met with Monsignor Jean Laffitte, Vice President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, to discuss the potential of agricultural biotechnology and the promise it holds for Africa. Laffitte was concerned when [...] | 2006-10-19 11:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | BN VT EAGR EAID TBIO ECON |
06VATICAN221 | SLOW BUT STEADY: MOVING AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY FORWARD [...] (C) With a grant from EB, Post brought three American researchers to speak with various Holy See interlocutors to increase acceptance and understanding of agricultural biotechnology in advance of the publication of a key Vatican document on hunger. After several years of lobbying by Post, th [...] | 2006-10-19 11:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON TBIO VT OIIP |
06VATICAN223 | HOLY SEE: DAS MADISON MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM ON CUBA, [...] (C) Summary. End summary. 2. (U) WHA DAS Kirsten Madison, accompanied by DCM, called on Monsignor Pietro Parolin on October 23 to discuss Cuba and Nicaragua. Parolin is the Holy See's Undersecretary for Relations with States (equivalent to deputy foreign minister). ------- Cuba ------ [...] | 2006-10-23 16:13:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VT |
06VATICAN225 | HOLY SEE: DAS MADISON MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM ON CUBA, [...] (C) Summary. WHA DAS Madison discussed Cuba and Nicaragua in an October 23 conversation with Holy See Deputy FM Parolin. Madison described the USG view of Cuba as it undergoes significant change in the wake of Fidel Castro's illness, our belief that Cuba's future is for Cubans to decide, and o [...] | 2006-10-24 08:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
06VATICAN226 | VATICAN: NGO CONSIDERS CHRISTIAN RESETTLEMENT IN NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary: Chaldean and Syrian Church Leaders in Mosul, Iraq have proposed resettling displaced Iraqi Christians in an area of Northern Iraq. Vatican-affiliated NGO the Community of Sant'Egidio plans to visit Northern Iraq in November to meet with Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) leaders [...] | 2006-10-24 13:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM IZ VT |
06VATICAN229 | VATICAN: CONSULAR ISSUES AND IRAQI CHRISTIANS [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 4. --------------------------------------------- ---- Iraqi Christian Refugees Face Immigration Hurdles --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (SBU) As delineated in reftel, Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Ca [...] | 2006-10-25 15:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PGOV KIRF PHUM IZ VT |
06VATICAN232 | VATICAN LOOKS AHEAD AFTER REGENSBURG [...] (C) With some lingering reverberations from the Muslim world, the dust has settled in the Vatican following the controversial speech by Pope Benedict XVI in Regensburg, Germany on September 12. As the Holy See takes stock of what happened, this cable seeks to answer the key questions on Rege [...] | 2006-10-30 14:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SOCI PHUM KIRF VT |
06VATICAN233 | VATICAN OFFICIAL SPEAKS OUT AGAINST HUSSEIN VERDICT [...] (U) Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, criticized the recent death sentence issued to Saddam Hussein in an interview with Italy's leading newspaper, center-right Corriere della Sera November 6. Martino stated that "punishing one crime with anot [...] | 2006-11-08 08:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI KIRF PGOV PHUM VT IZ |
06VATICAN238 | VATICAN RECOGNIZES NEED FOR CALM IN CONGO [...] Holy See Deputy FM Parolin told the Ambassador November 16 that he was aware of Congolese Cardinal Etsou's inflammatory statements. Parolin agreed that the objective for all concerned was a peaceful acceptance of the election results. He said he had spoken to the Papal Nuncio November 16 and [...] | 2006-11-16 15:23:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI VT KDEM PGOV CG PREL |
06VATICAN239 | NEA DAS GRAY'S NOVEMBER 15 MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM PAROLIN [...] (C) Summary. During a November 15 meeting, NEA DAS Gray discussed Lebanon, Syria, Iran, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Holy See deputy foreign minister Parolin. Parolin reminded Gray of the Holy See's great concern for Lebanon, which it had expressed consistently during the conflic [...] | 2006-11-21 14:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
06VATICAN24 | FY 2006 FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] Post requests funding of $10,000 for three individuals to visit the Vatican for targeted meetings with the Pontifical Council Cor Unum for Human and Christian Development and related Vatican officials to promote the usefulness of genetically modified food for the developing world. The Council [...] | 2006-02-17 11:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO |
06VATICAN240 | HOLY SEE: MARTINO DISCUSSES NICARAGUA, SECURITY WALL WITH [...] (C) Cardinal Renato Martino (please strictly protect here) told the Ambassador November 16 that the Holy See had attempted to get Cardinal Obando y Bravo out of Nicaragua in the run-up to the recent elections, but that Obando y Bravo had not acted on the Vatican's "invitation" for him to come [...] | 2006-11-21 14:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI NU CU MX VT |
06VATICAN241 | VATICAN: ISRAELI VISIT ADDRESSES FUNDAMENTAL AGREEMENT [...] (C) The Director General of the Israeli Foreign Ministry will visit the Vatican November 27 to discuss issues related to the Fundamental Agreement between Israel and the Holy See, an attempt to break the logjam on negotiations. Some Vatican contacts fear the visit may turn out to be an Israe [...] | 2006-11-22 17:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KIRF PHUM SOCI VT |
06VATICAN243 | VATICAN OFFICIAL PESSIMISTIC ABOUT PRC - HOLY SEE RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Holy See MFA Country Director for PRC Monsignor Rota-Graziosi is pessimistic about the chances for a break through on Holy See-PRC relations. Rota-Graziosi did not see the recent release of jailed Bishop An Shuxin as significant and was unfazed by reports indicating An had regist [...] | 2006-11-24 13:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CH HK VT |
06VATICAN244 | HOLY SEE: VENEZUELAN PRIEST DESCRIBES UNDEMOCRATIC [...] (C) Summary. According to a prominent Venezuelan cleric in Rome, Hugo Chavez is a threat to Latin America who has severely damaged the rule of law in Venezuela and manipulates both the electoral process and international election observers. The Catholic Church in Venezuela is well aware of th [...] | 2006-11-27 16:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VE VT |
06VATICAN245 | POPE BENEDICT XVI'S VISIT TO TURKEY - THE VIEW FROM ROME [...] (C) Summary. The pope's visit to Turkey comes at a delicate time for both parties, something unforeseen when the visit was originally conceived over a year ago. Given high security concerns, the recent controversy over the pope's Regensburg remarks (reftels),and the pope's stance against Tu [...] | 2006-11-28 08:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
06VATICAN248 | HOLY SEE: MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Per reftel, following is Embassy Vatican's Muslim Engagement Strategy. Deputy Chief of Mission Chris Sandrolini will be post's minority-engagement officer. 2. (SBU) Begin text: The Holy See is in effect the central government of the Catholic Church. Its head of state, Pope Benedic [...] | 2006-12-01 17:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI VT |
06VATICAN249 | VATICAN: ENCOURAGEMENT, BUT NO CHANGE ON TURKEY/EU POLICY [...] (C) Despite media reports to the contrary, the Vatican remains officially neutral on the subject of Turkey's EU bid. It maintains its position that it sees "no obstacle" to Turkey's entry if the GoT fulfills the Copenhagen criteria on religious freedom. Holy See officials were quick to speak out an [...] | 2006-12-01 17:24:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI TU VT |
06VATICAN25 | FY 2006 FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY (CORRECTED COPY) [...] Post requests funding of $10,000 for three individuals to visit the Vatican for targeted meetings with the Pontifical Council Cor Unum for Human and Christian Development and related Vatican officials to promote the usefulness of genetically modified food for the developing world. The Council [...] | 2006-02-17 11:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO VT |
06VATICAN250 | HOLY SEE CANCELS MILINGO'S PASSPORT [...] (SBU) Charge d'affaires was called in December 4 by Monsignor Tommaso Caputo, the Holy See's protocol chief. Caputo gave Charge a Note Verbale (text follows in para 3) concerning renegade Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, who was excommunicated by the Holy See in September after illicitly ordaining [...] | 2006-12-04 12:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CPAS PREL VT |
06VATICAN253 | LEBANON CRISIS: REQUEST FOR HIGH-LEVEL CALL TO HOLY SEE [...] (S) Summary. The Holy See is struggling to determine the best course of action in Lebanon, and we may be able to tip the balance if we act promptly. Deputy FM-equivalent Parolin and the papal nuncio in Washington seem ready to raise the level of the Vatican's role in bringing the Lebanese Chr [...] | 2006-12-06 18:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PREL LE VT |
06VATICAN254 | POPE CALLS FOR END TO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HIV/AIDS [...] (U) Pope Benedict XVI told the audience at his Sunday prayer service November 26 that he hoped World AIDS day would "serve to foster greater responsibility in curing the disease, as well as in the commitment to avoid all discrimination of those who have been affected." The pope went on to pr [...] | 2006-12-07 09:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KHIV SOCI |
06VATICAN255 | HOLY SEE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-07 17:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM IR VT |
06VATICAN256 | TURKEY: VATICAN BACKS INTEGRATION [...] (C) While not officially endorsing Turkey's entry into the EU (ref a),the Holy See continues to support the dialogue and reform process connected to the issue. Top officials, including the pope, have spoken positively in public and private about European integration. Although they are critical of [...] | 2006-12-07 17:58:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PHUM TU VT |
06VATICAN260 | LEBANON: JESUIT SCHOLAR DISCUSSES CHRISTIAN SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary. A Beirut-based Jesuit scholar, Father Samir, shared his view of the sitution in Lebanon, including the attachment Christians there feel for General Aoun. Samir supports Siniora and a strong US role, is critical of Israel, and feels the Holy See will continue to work through the [...] | 2006-12-13 16:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE VT |
06VATICAN261 | LEBANON: VATICAN FOCUSED, ENVOY NOT YET NAMED [...] (C) As discussed (ref a),the Holy See should shortly name a special envoy to Lebanon, most likely former Secretary for Relations with States and experienced Lebanon hand Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran. Meanwhile, Department calls to Papal Nuncio Sambi in Washington and current Secretary for Rel [...] | 2006-12-13 17:06:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | LE SOCI PREL VT |
06VATICAN262 | CUBA: NUN COMMENTS ON FIDEL'S HEALTH [...] (C) Summary. A prominent abbess in Rome described her recent visit to Havana and commented on the state of Castro's health in a December 12 meeting with Ambassador; she also suggested some possible contacts for the USG. The abbess has been controversial in the past. End summary. 2. (C) Am [...] | 2006-12-15 16:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU VT |
06VATICAN264 | LEBANON: HOLY SEE ENVOY PROPOSAL ON HOLD [...] (C) Holy See FM equivalent Mamberti told the Ambassador December 18 that the Vatican had decided to hold off on sending an envoy to Lebanon (ref a),saying that circumstances were not right for such a mission. In a separate conversation, a Vatican official implied that the Holy See was waiti [...] | 2006-12-18 17:40:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | LE PREL SOCI PHUM SY VT |
06VATICAN265 | POPE, OLMERT DISCUSS LEBANON, POSSIBLE VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (C) Referring to last summer's Lebanon conflict, Pope Benedict emphasized the need to protect civilians during his December 13 meeting with Israeli PM Olmert. The pope asked Olmert to ease obstacles for pilgrims traveling to Bethlehem during the Christmas season and said he was open to visit [...] | 2006-12-18 17:50:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI LE IS VT |
06VATICAN269 | LATIN AMERICA: 1999 VATICAN DOCUMENT STILL GIVES DIRECTION [...] (SBU) Latin America is home to about half of the world's more than one billion-plus Catholics, making it a key region for the Holy See. It is also a region where the Catholic Church is losing many adherents, especially to evangelical groups. For these reasons and others, Latin America is oft [...] | 2006-12-27 18:04:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI ECON VT XM |
06VATICAN27 | VATICAN ON SUMATE, VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and DCM took advantage of meetings with senior Vatican officials to press for a stronger Holy See stand on Venezuela, support for Sumate, and a formal reply to the President's recent call to the (now departed) papal nuncio. The incoming nuncio was receptive and looks fo [...] | 2006-02-22 13:58:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM VE VT |
06VATICAN270 | POPE MEETS IRANIAN FM; REMAINS FIRM ON NUKES [...] (C) Pope Benedict XVI met briefly Dec 27 with Iranian FM Mottaki, who passed him a letter from President Ahmadinejad. The Vatican did not divulge the contents of the letter, but an Iranian spokesman said it focused on dialogue and cooperation among religious people. In light of the Holy See' [...] | 2006-12-28 18:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PREL IR VT |
06VATICAN28 | VATICAN - IRAN: POSSIBLE ENGAGEMENT ON NUCLEAR ISSUE [...] (C) The Holy See's diplomatic relationship with Iran is an East-West and Christian-Muslim link that could present an opportunity for dialogue and leverage. The Holy See talks regularly to the resident Iranian ambassador and his relatively large staff, encouraging Iran not to turn away from t [...] | 2006-02-22 14:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL IR VT |
06VATICAN29 | VATICAN: IRAN SHOULD RESPECT NUCLEAR OBLIGATIONS [...] (C) Summary. DCM called on Vatican deputy foreign minister Parolin to discuss Iran's nuclear activities. Parolin indicated that he had discussed the issue with representatives of the EU-3 and with the Iranian charge, and had pressed Iran to respect its IAEA obligations and improve its interna [...] | 2006-02-22 14:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP IR VT |
06VATICAN31 | CHINESE PRIEST ENCOURAGES POTUS WORDS ON FREEDOM [...] (C) Fr. Shu-Jie Chen of the Chinese Patriotic Church said February 21 that he appreciated the President's speaking out recently in China on religious freedom issues. Chen offered mild criticism of the Chinese government on human rights issues, but offered a generally positive view of religio [...] | 2006-02-23 08:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV VT CH |
06VATICAN33 | DARFUR: SANT'EGIDIO MONITORING PROCESS [...] (C) The Community of Sant'Egidio continues to monitor closely the Darfur peace process, but is waiting until the end of the current round of negotiations to retake a more active role. Scelzo bemoaned the widening of the Darfur crisis and said he hoped that "Darfurian stake-holders" could reg [...] | 2006-02-24 15:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VT SU PHUM |
06VATICAN36 | POPE CONDEMNS SHIA MOSQUE BOMBING [...] In response to the bombing of the Shia mosque on February 22, Pope Benedict XVI on February 26 severely condemned all "violence done in the name of God." Pope Benedict went on to emphasize, "These are the actions that sow mourning, fuel hatred and gravely hinder the already difficult work of [...] | 2006-02-28 15:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO PTER IZ VT |
06VATICAN37 | HOLY SEE/VENEZUELA: CARDINAL'S HAT FOR UROSA MARKS VATICAN [...] (C) Summary. The rapid elevation to Cardinal of Archbishop Urosa is a mark of Holy See interest in Venezuela and Venezuelan Catholics. Not incidentally, it puts Urosa in a position to draw attention away from retired Cardinal Castillo Lara, whose scraps with the Chavez regime have not been [...] | 2006-02-28 17:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VT VE |
06VATICAN38 | CARDINAL ZEN: A SHOT ACROSS THE BOWS TO BEIJING? [...] (C) The nomination of Cardinal-elect Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun is a clear signal from the Holy See to Beijing. The nomination highlights several issues: the importance of China and the Catholic Chinese to Pope Benedict; the Vatican's support for Zen's past strong public statements for religious free [...] | 2006-03-01 11:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV VT CH |
06VATICAN39 | HOLY SEE: VISIT OF SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. End summary. 2. (C) Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos visited the Holy See February 17, meeting with senior Vatican officials for about an hour and a half. At the request of the Holy See, the meeting was limited to three per side, with the Holy See participants [...] | 2006-03-01 12:00:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI SP VT |
06VATICAN40 | (CORRECTED COPY) HOLY SEE: VISIT OF SPANISH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. Vatican and Spanish contacts describe the recent visit to the Holy See of Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos as a success which improved the tone of the bilateral dialogue. Main topics included the forthcoming papal visit to Valencia, church/state relations in Spain, and the Alli [...] | 2006-03-01 14:46:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI VT SP |
06VATICAN44 | LENT BRINGS MIX OF SPIRITUALITY, POLITICS TO VATICAN [...] (SBU) The Lenten season brings with it an atmosphere of increased devotion in and around Vatican City, but politics can play a role in even the most spiritual activities. Governance stalls in the offices of the Vatican MFA and elsewhere in the Curia during the first week of Lent when the pope [...] | 2006-03-20 11:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI VT |
06VATICAN51 | HOLY SEE CONCERNED BY US-INDIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION, IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador discussed India and Iran with Holy See deputy foreign minister Parolin on March 15. Parolin was critical of the US-India nuclear cooperation agreement as an unhelpful signal (i.e., to Iran). While conveying the Holy See's deep concern over the present confrontation wi [...] | 2006-03-27 15:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ENRG VT IR |
06VATICAN52 | HOLY SEE'S UNDERSTANDING OF CHINESE VIEWS ON NAMING OF [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador discussed the naming of a Chinese cardinal during a conversation with Holy See deputy foreign minister Parolin on March 15. Parolin noted the restrained reaction of the Chinese foreign ministry, the negative reaction of the Patriotic Association, and the difficulty of [...] | 2006-03-28 09:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SCUL CH VT |
06VATICAN53 | MOROCCO INCREASING ENGAGEMENT WITH VATICAN [...] (SBU) Ali Achour, Morocco's new ambassador to the Holy See, told Ambassador Rooney March 27 that his country was planning to intensify its work with the Holy See on interreligious dialogue and understanding. He recalled the visit of Pope John Paul II to Morocco in 1985, after which the kingdo [...] | 2006-03-29 09:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF SOCI PHUM MO SA VT |
06VATICAN54 | VATICAN: VENEZUELANS FETE CARDINAL UROSA [...] (C) The Venezuelan Embassy to the Holy See wasted no time in cozying up to freshly-minted Cardinal Jorge Urosa, organizing a mass at which he presided in the aftermath of the March 24 consistory. Holy See Country Director for Venezuela Nicolas Thevenin told us the turnout for the mass was go [...] | 2006-03-30 12:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | VE PHUM KIRF SOCI VT |
06VATICAN55 | VATICAN MFA AND MARTINO: DIFFERENT TAKES ON CUBA [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Cuba Thevenin made it clear in a recent conversation with us that the Vatican MFA (Secretariat of State) did not share Cardinal Martino's views on religious freedom in Cuba (ref a). He outlined the many ways in which the Church's activities were curbed, from [...] | 2006-03-30 12:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF SOCI PHUM CU VT |
06VATICAN57 | HOLY SEE'S CHINA NEGOTIATOR "HOPEFUL BUT WITHOUT ILLUSIONS" [...] (C) Summary. The Holy See's principal China negotiator, Archbishop Celli, described the situation of the Catholic Church in China as complex, with continuing subtle layers of control in key areas. With regard to the bilateral relationship between China and the Holy See, the Vatican remains h [...] | 2006-03-31 15:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI KIRF VT CH |
06VATICAN59 | HOLY SEE RAISES OBJECTIONS TO RWANDA'S GACACA TRIBUNALS [...] (SBU) Summary. Holy See deputy foreign minister Parolin asked ambassador to transmit to Washington a note verbale and accompanying text on the gacaca tribunals in Rwanda. The Holy See believes that the tribunals are politically manipulated and procedurally flawed and are not serving their int [...] | 2006-04-03 13:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI VT RW |
06VATICAN6 | VATICAN ENCOURAGING MUSLIM SELF-CRITICISM ON TERROR [...] (C) The President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID) told the Ambassador January 10 that he constantly emphasized to his Muslim interlocutors the importance of condemning terrorism. He agreed with the Ambassador that as important as Pope Benedict's consistent conde [...] | 2006-01-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT PTER |
06VATICAN60 | (CORRECTED COPY) HOLY SEE: PROMINENT LATIN AMERICAN [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings, two influential Latin American cardinals told Ambassador Rooney of their concerns for the continent and urged USG support for efforts to promote free trade and understanding of market economies to upper and lower classes in the region. End summary. 2. [...] | 2006-04-03 16:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD SOCI FT MX BR |
06VATICAN61 | HOLY SEE: PROMINENT LATIN AMERICAN CARDINALS SEEK USG HELP [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings, two influential Latin American cardinals told Ambassador Rooney of their concerns for the continent and urged USG support for efforts to promote free trade and understanding of market economies to upper and lower classes in the region. End summary. 2. [...] | 2006-04-03 16:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD SOCI VT MX BR |
06VATICAN62 | PONTIFICAL UNIVERSITY STILL ENGAGED ON BIOTECH [...] (U) A pro-biotech conference was held at the Regina Apostolorum Atheneum in Rome last week. Two of the three speakers were scientists working in the field of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) and the third was the Cabinet Chief for the Italian Ministry of Environment and Land Protection. [...] | 2006-04-12 09:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | VT PREL PHUM EAGR SOCI TBIO |
06VATICAN64 | HOLY SEE SUPPORTS PSI [...] (C) Holy See Office Director for Disarmament Paolo Conversi noted April 7 the Vatican's support for the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) (ref a) and noted the Holy See's previous support at events such as the first anniversary meeting for the PSI in May 2004 (ref b). As he has done in [...] | 2006-04-12 14:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP XX VT |
06VATICAN67 | VATICAN HARDENING LINE ON ISLAM [...] (C) Relations with Islam and the issue of reciprocity for worship have taken center stage recently at the Holy See. Pope Benedict took the initial step in this direction in February with strong comments when he welcomed Morocco's new ambassador. Since then successive Vatican officials hav [...] | 2006-04-20 14:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | VT KIRF PTER PHUM SOCI |
06VATICAN69 | POPE CONDEMNS TEL AVIV ATTACK [...] (U) Pope Benedict XVI strongly condemned the April 17 terrorist attack in Tel Aviv, declaring that "it is not through such execrable acts that one safeguards rights, however legitimate, of a people." After offering his "strongest condemnation" of the attack April 19, the pope expressed the [...] | 2006-04-21 09:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER IS PHUM VT OVIP |
06VATICAN7 | DIP CORPS ADDRESS: POPE HIGHLIGHTS TERRORISM, TIP, ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Pope Benedict XVI reinforced once again his denunciation of terrorism and linked the ideal of truth to peace, freedom, justice, reconciliation and other vital aspects of a just society in his annual audience with diplomats accredited to the Holy See January 9. The pope offered notable [...] | 2006-01-13 15:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF IS VT PHUM PTER SU KPAL |
06VATICAN70 | CHAVEZ COMING TO VATICAN; PRIEST'S DEATH RAISES EYEBROWS [...] (C) Holy See MFA Country Director for Venezuela Thevenin confirmed that President Chavez would visit the pope and secretary of state, most likely May 11. Thevenin said there SIPDIS might well be a press statement on the margins of the meetings at which time the Holy See would have an oppor [...] | 2006-05-02 13:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI VE VT |
06VATICAN73 | CASTILLO LARA PRIMES POPE FOR CHAVEZ; VENEZUELAN PRIEST [...] (C) Fr. Pedro Freites, Rector of the Venezuelan College in Rome, confirmed to us May 4 that Cardinal Castillo Lara had briefed the pope thoroughly on President Chavez during his recent audience (ref a). Freites was confident that the pope had heard what he needed to hear, and said he hoped t [...] | 2006-05-05 08:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI VE VT |
06VATICAN74 | CHINA'S ILLICIT ORDINATIONS ANGER VATICAN [...] (C) The Holy See released a statement May 4 roundly condemning the recent unauthorized ordinations of two Chinese priests as bishops. In strong language, it referred to the "profound disappointment" of Pope Benedict XVI, and to the automatic excommunication of the new bishops and those b [...] | 2006-05-05 10:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI CH VT |
06VATICAN75 | HOLY SEE: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 09:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO VT |
06VATICAN83 | POPE TRAVELS TO POLAND: PART ONE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 11:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PL SOCI PREL VT |
06VATICAN84 | POPE TRAVELS TO POLAND: PART TWO [...] (U) This cable is the second of two messages previewing Pope Benedict's May 25-28 visit to Poland. Reftel details Poland's continuing importance to the Holy See and touches on several on-going issues in the Polish Church from the perspective of the Vatican. This installment focuses in more [...] | 2006-05-24 07:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PREL PL VT |
06VATICAN87 | IRAQ: NEW VATICAN NUNCIO OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Archbishop-designate Francis Chullikatt, soon to be papal nuncio in Baghdad, told the Charge May 25 that he was optimistic about the future in Iraq. He said he saw a "glimmer of hope" in the new government. Chullikatt compared the situation to those in other countries where he has been [...] | 2006-05-26 14:04:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ VT KIRF SOCI PHUM |
06VATICAN88 | VATICAN: EAST TIMORESE ACTIVIST CALLS FOR ATTENTION [...] (SBU) Fernanda Borges, the founder of East Timor's National Party, was in Rome recently pleading for greater international attention to the disorder and violence in her country. We met with Borges at the headquarters of the Community of Sant'Egidio, the Catholic lay group best known for conf [...] | 2006-05-26 14:46:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM VT ID |
06VATICAN91 | HOLY SEE RESPONDS TO INDIAN CRITICISM OVER CONVERSION ISSUE [...] (C) Summary. Holy See contacts gave further background to Embassy Vatican on the recent controversy over remarks made by the pope criticizing anti-conversion laws in India. Our contacts suggested that the pope's remarks were neither surprising to the GOI, nor drafted in an ad hoc manner; and that [...] | 2006-05-31 08:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI VT IN |
06VATICAN92 | HOLY SEE: DEPUTY FM DISCUSSION WITH SENATOR ALLEN FOCUSES [...] (C) Summary. Holy See deputy FM and visiting Senator Allen had a long and occasionally pointed discussion May 28 on Iran and other topics. Parolin appeared intent on using the meeting to remind the USG of the Holy See's opposition to military action against Iran, and also seemed to signal int [...] | 2006-05-31 08:50:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM VT |
06VATICAN95 | HOLY SEE: IRANIAN DIPLOMAT DISCUSSES US STATEMENT, POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary. UK ambassador met Iranian DCM June 1 and discussed Iran-US relations in light of Secretary Rice's May 31 statement. That discussion included reference to a draft letter from Ahmadinejad to Pope Benedict XVI and a possible letter from Ayatollah Khamenei, as well as Iranian inter [...] | 2006-06-01 11:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR VT |
06VATICAN96 | HOLY SEE RESPONSE TO IRAN DEMARCHE: THINKING IT OVER [...] (C) Summary. The Holy See will probably issue some kind of response to our Iran demarche, supporting a "diplomatic path" but falling well short of what we have asked. The Holy See remains reluctant to speak out publicly on Iran (or indeed on most geopolitical issues) and appears to take a mil [...] | 2006-06-02 12:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
07VATICAN102 | VATICAN: FORMER FOREIGN MINSITER TO BE ISLAM CZAR [...] (C) Pope Benedict XVI has appointed former FM Jean Louis Tauran as President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, the lead Vatican department for relations with non-Christian faiths, including Islam. The move restores the autonomy of a Council that Benedict had placed und [...] | 2007-06-28 14:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KIRF PTER LE VT |
07VATICAN103 | VATICAN APPOINTS IRAQ, CHINA EXPERT TO KEY SLOT [...] (C) Pope Benedict has named Archbishop Fernando Filoni the Holy See's "Sostituto" or "Substitute", the number three position at the Vatican. Filoni will have regular access to the pope and will communicate closely with many of the Roman Curia offices. Filoni has extensive diplomatic experienc [...] | 2007-07-03 12:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KIRF IZ CH VT |
07VATICAN104 | IRAQ: CHALDEAN PATRIARCH SUPPORTS CHRISTIAN AREAS [...] (C) Summary: Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Catholic Church to the Holy See and the Chaldeans' European representative, told us June 25 that the Patriarch supports the idea of a revitalization plan for tradition Christian areas in northern Iraq. The Chaldeans, who rem [...] | 2007-07-03 13:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV KIRF PHUM IZ VT |
07VATICAN106 | HOLY SEE FEARS ISRAEL BACKING OFF COMMITMENTS [...] (C) Holy See officials say that Israel is backing off commitments it made during a May plenary session on the Fundamental Agreement between the two sides. Vatican sources told us the Israelis had promised to set dates immediately for a strict schedule of ongoing negotiations, but have now re [...] | 2007-07-09 15:07:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI IS VT |
07VATICAN108 | FE/BR WINDOW REPLACEMENT [...] The FE/BR windows installed in the ground floor of the Vatican Chancery are deteriorating and three of the thirteen panels have already suffered fogging damage which limits the visibility and light entering through the panels. The FE/BR panels, which were installed in 1993/1994, are reaching t [...] | 2007-07-11 09:23:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC |
07VATICAN11 | POPE RAPS MAPUTO PROTOCOL, PLAN OF ACTION [...] (U) Pope Benedict XVI criticized the Maputo Protocol and related Plan of Action (reftels and septel) in his high-profile January 8 address to diplomats accredited to the Holy See. Addressing "attacks on life", the pope said that such attacks "do not even spare regions with a traditional cultu [...] | 2007-01-10 09:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
07VATICAN111 | VATICAN EXPECTS STRONG REACTION TO POPE'S LETTER TO CHINESE [...] (C) Summary: According to Holy See MFA Country Director for PRC Rota Graziosi, the Pope's China Letter has undercut the standing of the Government of China in "administering" the Catholic Church in China and as a result, the Holy See expects a strong, but perhaps, moderated reaction sometime [...] | 2007-07-12 16:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF SOCI PREL PGOV CH VT |
07VATICAN112 | 2007 ANNUAL CHIEF OF MISSION MANAGEMENT CONTROL STATEMENTS [...] As requested in reftel, the following is the Charge D'Affaires' abbreviated management control statement: I certify that the management control responsibilities assigned to me have been carried out. Signed: C. Sandrolini, Charge D'Affaires. 2. Please note that for U.S. Embassy Vatican, th [...] | 2007-07-13 15:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT VT |
07VATICAN118 | HOLY SEE: INQUIRIES PENDING ON RADIO MARYJA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 11:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL VT |
07VATICAN119 | HOLY SEE STATEMENTS RAISE EYEBROWS [...] (SBU) Summary. Two Vatican documents released last month caused consternation among ecumenists and inter-religious dialogue experts. While the Church sees these as internal matters that are fully explainable within the Catholic context, the world at large is increasingly attuned to such pron [...] | 2007-08-01 14:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL VT |
07VATICAN12 | AFRICA ON FRONT BURNER AS POPE ADDRESSES DIP CORPS [...] (SBU) Pope Benedict placed particular emphasis on challenges facing Africa in his second annual address to the diplomatic corps. He called attention to Darfur and Somalia, and criticized an attempt "to trivialize abortion" in Africa. Benedict decried the uselessness of "armed solutions" to [...] | 2007-01-10 15:43:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF KISL KPAL KNNP VT |
07VATICAN120 | HOLY SEE: CONFERENCE ON PASTORAL CARE OF SICK ELDERLY [...] Embassy wishes to bring to the attention of relevant USG agencies that we have received information from the Holy See concerning the XXII International Conference on "The Pastoral Care of Sick Elderly People", which will take place in Vatican City's Synod Hall from November 15-17, 2007. The con [...] | 2007-08-24 07:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI VT |
07VATICAN127 | HOLY SEE: LEBANESE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Lebanese ambassador to the Holy See told Amb. Rooney September 11 that the Holy See values its contacts with the US but feels US should listen more closely to Vatican views. The recent visit of the Syrian deputy PM was mishandled by the Vatican, which failed to deliver a clear mess [...] | 2007-09-14 09:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE VT |
07VATICAN129 | VATICAN GOES GREEN OVER THE SUMMER [...] Ecology and the environment predominated in material coming out of Rome during the usually languid summer months. At the forefront of " die gr|ne revolution" was Pope Benedict XVI, who before a variety of audiences recalled the Catholic Church's teachings on the right to water, conservation, p [...] | 2007-09-19 17:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV VT |
07VATICAN133 | HOLY SEE: CARDINAL TAURAN ON LEBANON AND POPE'S EVOLVING [...] (C) Summary. Cardinal Tauran, the new head of Vatican interreligious dialogue and one of the Holy See's Lebanon experts, told Ambassador September 12 that Pope Benedict has changed his mind in some ways about Islam, and now sees a new basis for relations based on shared fundamental values. Ta [...] | 2007-09-25 07:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT LE |
07VATICAN135 | HOLY SEE: BACKGROUND ON MEETING OF SUDANESE PRESIDENT WITH [...] (C) Summary. The Holy See's point man on Sudan provided DCM September 26 with some background to the recent meeting of Sudanese President Bashir with Pope Benedict XVI; the meeting went well, according to the Vatican. End summary. 2. (SBU) DCM spoke briefly September 26 with Monsignor France [...] | 2007-09-27 07:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
07VATICAN136 | HOLY SEE: CARDINAL MARTINO ON IRAN, IRAQ, OTHER SUBJECTS [...] (C) Summary. Cardinal Martino, head of two Holy See agencies (Justice and Peace, and Migrants) spoke with Ambassador September 25 on a variety of subjects, including Iraq, Iran, Papal travel to the US, Secretary Rice, TIP, and his own travel. Martino pointed out that his candor on Iraq was ac [...] | 2007-09-27 09:22:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
07VATICAN138 | A/S DESUTTER ENGAGES HOLY SEE ON NONPROLIFERATION, [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Paula DeSutter, in a September 13 meeting with Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister-equivalent Monsignor Pietro Parolin, reviewed the status of various arms control negotiations currently underway and stressed the [...] | 2007-09-28 16:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IAEA MNUC KNNP IR VT IS |
07VATICAN139 | HOLY SEE: DISCUSSING FATHER RYDZYK [...] (C) Summary. Department's Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues met key officials from the Holy See and the Redemptorist order to discuss the case of Radio Maryja and the impact of Father Rydzyk's anti-Semitic remarks on Polish restutition efforts. Church officials spoke cautiously but took caref [...] | 2007-10-01 08:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI PHUM SCUL PL VT |
07VATICAN140 | HOLY SEE: FELICE GAER CANDIDACY FOR UN CAT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-01 11:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC VT |
07VATICAN141 | VATICAN: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANGELA CERVETTI [...] (U) Embassy Vatican is delighted to welcome Angela Cervetti for consultations during her visit to Rome October 12-16, and grants country clearance. 2. (U) Control officer will be Management Officer Peter Ganser. Tel: 39.06.4674.3439 Fax: 39.06.575.8346 Mobile: 39.334.636.5069 [...] | 2007-10-01 15:15:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA VT |
07VATICAN144 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO HOLY SEE ON DRAFT RESOLUTION AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 08:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI VT |
07VATICAN147 | HOLY SEE REVIEWS CLIMATE CHANGE WITH APEC DIPLOMATS [...] Summary. At an October 8 diplomatic gathering, Charge drew on recent high-level USG statements to provide Holy See and other representatives with a broad view of USG activities addressing climate change and the environment. Holy See deputy FM Parolin confirmed in detail the Holy See's increas [...] | 2007-10-10 16:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV APEC VT |
07VATICAN149 | HOLY SEE: INTEREST IN WIREC 2008 [...] Charge d'affaires provided Ref A information October 8 to Dr. Paolo Conversi, the responsible official for multilateral environmental issues in the Holy See's foreign ministry. Conversi was personally very interested but has not yet been able to confirm whether the Vatican wishes to participate [...] | 2007-10-15 14:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA VT |
07VATICAN150 | VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE TO VISIT CUBA [...] (U) Summary: Secretary of State Bertone is likely to visit Cuba in January of 2008. Bertone's visit would coincide with the 10th anniversary of John Paul II's historic visit, and is intended to assess social and religious developments since then. The Vatican continues to favor dialogue as a [...] | 2007-10-17 07:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SOCI KIRF CU VE VT |
07VATICAN151 | "A COMMON WORD" -- NEW DEVELOPMENT IN INTERFAITH DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary. A large and diverse group of Muslim scholars has issued a document addressed to the Pope and other prominent Christian leaders, inviting them to a theological dialogue. The document, entitled "A Common Word Between Us and You", is the fruit of long labor guided by a Jordanian i [...] | 2007-10-22 15:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI VT |
07VATICAN157 | VATICAN EXPECTS REACTION TO POPE'S LETTER TO CHINESE [...] (C) Summary: According to Holy See MFA Country Director for PRC Rota Graziosi, the Holy See still anticipates a reaction to the Pope's June 2007 letter to the Chinese faithful and will watch upcoming bishop ordinations for a sign of the GOC's mind-set. The Holy See does not expect the undergr [...] | 2007-11-06 10:46:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KIRF SOCI CH VT |
07VATICAN161 | RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL LEADERS GATHER TO ADVANCE WORLD [...] (U) Religious and political leaders from around the world convened in Naples under the auspices of a Catholic non-governmental organization for three days of dialogue and debate on a broad range of issues under the overall theme of "A World without Violence". Among the participants were heads [...] | 2007-11-07 10:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF EC IS VT |
07VATICAN165 | CORRECTED COPY: VATICAN-AFFILIATED INSTITUTE HAILS LETTER [...] (C) Summary: The president of the Vatican-affiliated Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies has hailed "A Common Word", the letter that 138 Muslim scholars have recently addressed to the Pope and other prominent Christian leaders inviting them to a theological dialogue, as an unprecedented an [...] | 2007-11-09 08:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SOCI KIRF VT |
07VATICAN17 | VATICAN: MARTINO SEES END NEAR FOR CASTRO; AMBASSADOR URGES [...] (C) Holy See Justice and Peace Council President Cardinal Martino told the Ambassador January 16 that he had heard from contacts the same morning that Fidel Castro had peritonitis and was edging even closer to death. The Ambassador emphasized to Martino and to Holy See FM Mamberti the need for [...] | 2007-01-16 17:23:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI CU VT |
07VATICAN170 | HOLY SEE: PDAS SATTERFIELD'S MEETING WITH FM MAMBERTI ON [...] (C) Summary. During a November 15 meeting in Rome, NEA PDAS/Iraq Coordinator Satterfield and Holy See foreign minister Mamberti discussed Lebanon and other Middle Eastern issues. Satterfield and Mamberti agreed on the priority of supporting the democratic process in Lebanon to ensure the elect [...] | 2007-11-21 09:40:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF VT |
07VATICAN171 | BRIGITTINE SISTER DESCRIBES FIDEL'S HEALTH, RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Summary. A prominent Rome-based nun who is on good terms with Fidel Castro told Ambassador about her recent trip to Cuba, Fidel's health, improving conditions for religion in Cuba, and relations with Cardinal Ortega. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador and DCM called on Mother Tekla Famig [...] | 2007-11-21 09:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU VT |
07VATICAN172 | HOLY SEE UPSET ABOUT ISRAELI SINGLE-ENTRY VISA POLICY FOR [...] (U) Summary: The Holy See is upset about new Israeli visa policies that effectively limit the ability of the Church to serve the needs of Catholics in the Holy Land. The new Israeli visa policy comes at a time when Vatican diplomats are already expressing frustration over the lack of progress [...] | 2007-11-21 10:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF IS VT |
07VATICAN175 | NUNS UNITE TO CREATE ANTI-TRAFFICKING NETWORK [...] Summary. More than 30 nuns from 26 countries came together in Rome for a week-long Training Seminar organized by the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See that culminated in the creation of the first-ever international religious network to combat trafficking in persons. The network - "International Ne [...] | 2007-11-23 12:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN PGOV SMIG OPRC ELAB KOCI |
07VATICAN177 | VENEZUELA DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HOLY SEE SHARES USG CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See shares USG concerns about the proposed constitutional reforms in Venezuela and supports statements made by the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference and by the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM). As CELAM speaks for all of Latin America bishops' conferences, the Hol [...] | 2007-11-28 08:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF VE VT |
07VATICAN178 | CORRECTED COPY: VENEZUELA DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HOLY SEE [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See shares USG concerns about the proposed constitutional reforms in Venezuela and supports statements made by the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference and by the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM). As CELAM speaks for all of Latin America bishops' conferences, the Hol [...] | 2007-11-28 09:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF VE VT |
07VATICAN180 | HOLY SEE PLEASED ABOUT SAUDI KING MEETING WITH POPE, [...] (C) Summary: a Vatican official with first-hand knowledge of the recent meeting between the Pope and King Abdallah characterized the Saudi monarch's visit as an important step in the development of Saudi-Holy See relations. The Holy See continues to press for greater religious freedom in Sau [...] | 2007-11-30 09:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF SA VT |
07VATICAN181 | HOLY SEE REPLIES TO LETTER FROM MUSLIM SCHOLARS [...] (U) The Holy See has replied to the "A Common Word" letter from 138 Muslim scholars (reftel A) inviting Pope Benedict XVI and other Christian leaders to interreligious dialogue. Released by the Vatican's Press Office November 29, the response is signed by the Holy See's Secretary of State, Car [...] | 2007-11-30 16:22:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
07VATICAN183 | HOLY SEE FRUSTRATED OVER NEGOTIATIONS WITH ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See is frustrated over lack of progress in reaching agreements with Israel regarding property and other rights of the Church in Jerusalem and the Holy Land. The Holy See blames the Government of Israel for the negotiations' impasse, and is now allowing Vatican officials [...] | 2007-12-03 17:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF IS VT |
07VATICAN193 | CHINA - HOLY SEE: NO AGREEMENT ON CATHOLIC BISHOP [...] (C) Summary: According to Holy See MFA Country Director for China Rota-Graziosi, the Holy See and the Government of China did not reach an agreement on episcopal ordinations, nor on the normalization of relations, during their November 2007 talks in Beijing. Rota-Graziosi is pessimistic about [...] | 2007-12-21 15:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KIRF SOCI CH VT |
07VATICAN2 | POPE BENEDICT XVI'S STRONG WORLD PEACE DAY MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary. Pope Benedict XVI's first World Peace Day message, released in December, contains strong arguments of both religious and political nature. The 14-page document entitled "The Human Person, The Heart of Peace" follows some familiar philosophical themes, but also reflects Benedict's [...] | 2007-01-03 18:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI VT |
07VATICAN20 | VATICAN: VIETNAM AND CHINA CHURCH ISSUES FRONT AND CENTER [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See intends to hold meetings on January 19 and 20 with key Catholic officials to formulate a common policy toward China in response to the recent illicit ordinations by the GoC. In related news, unofficial Vatican sources have confirmed that Pope Benedict will receive V [...] | 2007-01-18 16:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV CM VM VT |
07VATICAN24 | HOLY SEE: NEW NUNCIO TO SUDAN [...] Pope Benedict XVI has appointed 53 year-old career diplomat, Monsignor Leo Boccardi, as papal nuncio in Sudan. Boccardi replaces Archbishop Dominique Mamberti who became Secretary for Relations with States (i.e., foreign minister) SIPDIS last September. To date, Boccardi has been serving [...] | 2007-01-25 08:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR KISL SU VT |
07VATICAN25 | HOLY SEE: VISIT OF VIETNAMESE PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Summary. Vietnamese PM Dung met Pope Benedict XVI and other senior Holy See officials January 25, the first meeting of its kind. The meeting appears to have gone well and there is hope for full diplomatic relations in the near future. The Holy See has sent a steady stream of important vi [...] | 2007-01-26 14:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VT VM |
07VATICAN26 | HOLY SEE: DEPUTY FM DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST, CHINA, [...] (C) Summary. Deputy FM Parolin discussed a number of countries with visiting EUR/WE Director Allegrone on January 24. The Holy See was unsatisfied by its recent talks with Israel on a Final Agreement. Parolin sought information about the funding situation for the Palestinian Authority. He wa [...] | 2007-01-29 07:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
07VATICAN28 | HOLY SEE READOUT ON VIETNAM PM VISIT [...] (C) Summary. Last week's meeting between the Pope and Vietnamese PM Dung went well, according to a Vatican diplomat. The initiative for the visit came from Dung, who considered the meeting very important. The GOV increasingly recognizes the value of the role the Church can play in the country [...] | 2007-01-29 13:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT VM |
07VATICAN29 | HOLY SEE: RELATIONS WITH EAST TIMOR [...] (C) During a January 29 conversation with charge d'affaires, the Holy See's desk officer for Southeast Asia and Oceania (protect) discussed the October 2006 visit to Rome of East Timor Prime Minister Ramos-Horta, during which he met Pope Benedict XVI. The official shared his view of the gover [...] | 2007-01-29 14:14:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT TT |
07VATICAN3 | EMBASSY VATICAN HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Post's December 20 HIV/AIDS conference focused on combating the spread of AIDS with a special focus on partnerships with faith-based organizations. High level and knowledgeable speakers from the Holy See, Caritas, UNAIDS, Sant'Egidio, and the private sector combined with a dedic [...] | 2007-01-04 09:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | VT PREL PHUM TBIO SOCI KHIV |
07VATICAN30 | PRC - HOLY SEE RELATIONS IN FLUX; VATICAN CONVENES CHINA [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican convened a two-day meeting on January 19 and 20 to address its China policy. The meeting, presided over by Cardinal Secretary of State Bertone, sought to formulate a unified policy toward China to address the continuing challenges presented by the GoC including a spa [...] | 2007-01-29 16:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV CH VT |
07VATICAN33 | HOLY SEE COMMENTS ON MILITARY COMMISSIONS ACT [...] (SBU) Per reftel, in October of last year post delivered points on the Military Commissions Act to various officials in the Holy See. On January 9 a reply was received from Cardinal Renato Martino, an influential and outspoken figure who heads the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Mar [...] | 2007-02-01 12:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS PTER KAWK PHUM VT |
07VATICAN37 | HOLY SEE: THREATS TO PRESS FREEDOM IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) DCM spoke February 6 with Monsignor Marcel Smejkal, the Holy See official responsible for Andean countries, about Venezuela. DCM emphasized reftel points on recent GOV actions to curtail the freedom of the press. DCM reminded Smejkal (who is relatively new to his position) of Embassy's fr [...] | 2007-02-07 15:12:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM VT VE |
07VATICAN44 | WOMAN OF COURAGE" - SR. EUGENIA BONETTI - ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] Sr. Eugenia Bonetti, 67, is a Consolata Missionary sister and director of the anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) office of the Italian Union of Major Superiors (USMI),the umbrella organization for thousands of nuns throughout Italy. Her remarkable courage and commitment to fighting the injusti [...] | 2007-02-14 20:22:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO VT |
07VATICAN46 | HOLY SEE - VIETNAM: DELEGATION'S VISIT ANOTHER STEP FORWARD [...] (S) Holy See Deputy FM Parolin told us February 26 that a Vatican delegation's trip to Vietnam next week would offer a good opportunity for progress in relations between the two sides following January's historic visit by PM Dzung to Pope Benedict. Officials told us the recent detention of d [...] | 2007-02-28 15:07:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL VM VT |
07VATICAN47 | HOLY SEE: NEA DAS DANIN DISCUSSES LEBANON AND MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. NEA DAS Danin discussed Lebanon, Israel/Palestinians, and Holy See relations with Israel with Deputy FM Parolin on Febaruary 23. On Lebanon, Danin shared the USG analysis of the situation, and clarified USG perspective on Syria's role. Parolin emphasized the need for Christian u [...] | 2007-03-01 10:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE VT |
07VATICAN5 | DRL A/S LOWENKRON CONSULTS WITH HOLY SEE ON RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Summary: DRL A/S Lowenkron's December 21 meeting with deputy FM Parolin focused largely on religious freedom matters in Vietnam, Lebanon, Turkey, Venezuela, and Cuba. Parolin explained the Holy See's strategy for increasing religious freedom in problem countries and provided details of th [...] | 2007-01-05 12:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CH CU LE TU VM VT |
07VATICAN50 | KEEPING THE VATICAN ENGAGED ON BIOTECH [...] Summary. Dr. Greg Traxler met Vatican officials on February 15 to follow up on his visit in October 2006 as part of Post's biotechnology speaker program (reftel). Traxler met with Monsignor James Reinert of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, and with Archbishop Elio Sgreccia, the P [...] | 2007-03-05 09:48:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON TBIO VT OIIP |
07VATICAN51 | VATICAN: PUTIN'S VISIT MAINLY CEREMONIAL [...] (C) Vatican officials told us March 1 that President Putin's March 13 visit to Pope Benedict XVI (ref a) would be a short "get-acquainted" session, as it would be the first meeting between the two men. No meeting had yet been scheduled for Putin with Cardinal Secretary of State Bertone. Off [...] | 2007-03-05 16:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI RS VT |
07VATICAN52 | VATICAN CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON LIFE AS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT [...] The Vatican's Academy for Life gathered an international group of ethicists and theologians February 23-24 to debate various right-to-life and bioethical issues. Numerous Vatican Curial officials, religious personnel and lay people from all over the world, and Vatican-based media filled t [...] | 2007-03-07 08:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | VT |
07VATICAN53 | VATICAN PLEASED WITH SFEIR COMMENTS ON UNITY [...] (C) Monsignor Franco Coppola, Holy See Secretariat of State Middle East Director, told us March 8 that he was pleased with recent strong statements by the Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir calling for unity among Christians in Lebanon. Coppola did caution, however, that these and other stat [...] | 2007-03-09 16:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE VT |
07VATICAN54 | CARITAS IN CHINA: QUIETLY GROWING [...] (C) Summary: A March 6-7 Vatican-hosted Caritas Internationalis meeting on China revealed that Caritas is making small but significant strides in providing support to the Chinese poor with the tacit approval of some local Chinese officials. While there will be no immediate move to establish a [...] | 2007-03-12 18:48:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF SOCI PREL PGOV CH VT |
07VATICAN55 | CARITAS COMMITTED TO DPRK OPERATIONS [...] (C) The Holy See's aid and development agency, Caritas International, is committed to its programs in North Korea. Caritas South Korea has assumed control of the program from Caritas Hong Kong and is slowly overcoming transition problems. Since 1995, some US$33 million has been spent on Caritas [...] | 2007-03-15 14:12:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI KN KS XB PHUM KIRF VT |
07VATICAN56 | HOLY SEE: OES DAS BALTON DISCUSSES OCEANS AND FISHERIES [...] (U) Summary. OES DAS Balton, Dr. Rebecca Lent of NOAA and Deirdre Warner-Kramer of OES shared USG views on oceans, fisheries, and related topics with Paolo Conversi, the Holy See official covering those subjects, during a productive meeting in Rome March 9. Conversi appreciated that the USG sh [...] | 2007-03-15 14:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV VT |
07VATICAN58 | ZIMBABWE: HOLY SEE TO SPEAK OUT? [...] (U) This telegram contains a recommendation and action request below. --------------- Background -------------- 2. (C) Post noted in early February that the Holy See was considering speaking out on Zimbabwe (reftel). The issue is now on the front burner. A senior cardi [...] | 2007-03-20 10:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI ZI ZU SF UK VT |
07VATICAN59 | HOLY SEE APPRECIATES PROGRESS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Holy See MFA Director for Afghanistan Murphy received with interest several fact sheets on reconstruction efforts in the country and encouraged us to keep up our efforts to publicize the positive strides that have been made. With few Catholics and no diplomatic representation in Afghanis [...] | 2007-03-20 15:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PHUM SOCI PTER VT |
07VATICAN61 | CHINA: POPE'S EASTER LETTER ON HOLD? [...] (C) Summary: According to Holy See MFA Country Director for PRC Rota-Graziosi, the Vatican will not release its much-anticipated Papal letter to Chinese Catholics at Easter time, as was expected. Rota-Graziosi could not say when it would be released. The letter will purportedly address the [...] | 2007-03-21 18:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF SOCI PREL PGOV CH VT |
07VATICAN63 | HOLY SEE ON VENEZUELAN ASYLUM CASE OF NIXON MORENO [...] (C) Summary. Charge raised case of Nixon Moreno with the Holy See deputy foreign minister Parolin, who confirmed March 23 that Moreno is in the Papal Nunciature in Caracas. Parolin said Moreno would probably eventually go to a third country such as Canada; the GOV is presently opposed but mi [...] | 2007-03-23 15:06:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM VE VT |
07VATICAN64 | ZIMBABWE: HOLY SEE WAITING FOR OK FROM BISHOPS [...] (C) In response to ref (b) points, Holy See deputy foreign minister equivalent Pietro Parolin told the Charge March 23 that the Holy See was considering speaking out further on Zimbabwe, but felt compelled to wait until it got the "green light" from the Zimbabwe bishops to do so. He noted t [...] | 2007-03-23 15:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL ZI VT |
07VATICAN65 | HOLY SEE: PUTIN'S MEETINGS AT THE VATICAN [...] (C) Summary. President Putin's visit to the Holy See and his first meeting with Pope Benedict XVI evoked positive statements from both sides and contributed to warming relations between the Holy See and the Russian Orthodox Church. Little information has emerged about Putin's one-on-one with [...] | 2007-03-23 17:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
07VATICAN68 | HOLY SEE: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-04 07:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL VT |
07VATICAN69 | LEBANON: AMBASSADOR PRESSES HOLY SEE [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador pressed Holy See deputy FM Parolin on bolstering Lebanon, and Patriarch Sfeir, during an April 3 meeting. Parolin indicated that the Holy See remained unconvinced that an envoy could be effective at this time. He drew ambassador's attention to recent strong statements [...] | 2007-04-04 08:50:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
07VATICAN70 | HOLY SEE REMAINS CONCERNED ABOUT THE MAPUTO PLAN [...] (C) Ambassador and DCM called on Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Undersecretary for Relations with States (i.e. deputy foreign minister) April 3 and raised ref a points, asking for Vatican help in resisting the Plan's language on diverting HIV/AIDS funding and on abortion. Parolin rec [...] | 2007-04-04 10:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI VT |
07VATICAN71 | HOLY SEE COMMENTS ON ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and DCM discussed the Holy See-Israel Fundamental Agreement during a meeting with Holy See deputy FM Parolin, and also discussed the Holy See's participation in a recent UN event in Rome addressing Palestinian rights. Parolin said the recently postponed plenary sessio [...] | 2007-04-04 10:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS VT |
07VATICAN72 | ZIMBABWE: HOLY SEE STILL WAITING FOR BISHOPS [...] (C) Ambassador and DCM again discussed Zimbabwe with Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Undersecretary for Relations with States (i.e., deputy foreign minister) on April 3. Pointing to the strong statements made in recent days by Catholic bishops in Zimbabwe, Ambassador urged the Holy [...] | 2007-04-04 10:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT ZI |
07VATICAN76 | POPE BEMOANS SITUATION IN IRAQ; SPEAKS OUT ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Pope Benedict claimed "nothing positive" was coming from an Iraq "torn apart by continual slaughter" in his widely-publicized Easter address April 8. Following intensive lobbying by Post, the pontiff broke the Holy See's silence on Zimbabwe, decrying the "grievous crisis" in that country [...] | 2007-04-10 16:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KIRF IZ ZI LE SU VT |
07VATICAN8 | VATICAN: IRAQ AMBASSADOR ON IRAQ INTERNAL AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See Albert Yelda met with Embassy Officers along with a visiting Embassy Baghdad Officer December 29 to discuss a range of internal Iraqi matters. Yelda commented on the Saddam Hussein trial and execution, USG engagement with Syria, former PM Allawi, [...] | 2007-01-08 14:50:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SY IZ VT |
07VATICAN81 | HOLY SEE: AMBASSADOR PRESSES VATICAN ON IRAQ [...] (C) The Ambassador raised ref (a) points on Iraq with the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States (FM equivalent),Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, April 20. The Ambassador emphasized the many positive developments that have occurred in various parts of Iraq. He acknowledged that much work [...] | 2007-04-26 13:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
07VATICAN84 | HOLY SEE: NEA A/S WELCH APRIL 24 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. NEA A/S Welch met Holy See FM Mamberti April 24. Welch urged Mamberti to consider sending a papal envoy to Lebanon and to press Patriarch Sfeir to be as active as possible. Welch expressed concern about the situation in Palestinian areas, the unhelpful role of Syria, and recent [...] | 2007-05-04 08:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VT |
07VATICAN85 | PAPAL VISIT TO BRAZIL: A PREVIEW [...] (SBU) Pope Benedict XVI travels to Brazil May 9-13 to open a plenary session of the council of Latin American and Caribbean bishops conferences (CELAM). The three most recent continental meetings (Colombia 1968, Mexico 1979, and Dominican Republic 1992) provided direction for the Catholic Chur [...] | 2007-05-06 13:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF ECON SCUL SOCI BR VT XM |
07VATICAN86 | SANT'EGIDIO PESSIMISTIC REGARDING PRC --HOLY SEE RELATIONS [...] (C) Valeria Martano of the Vatican-linked Sant'Egidio Community believes China-Holy See relations are stuck in neutral in the short to mid-term because the Chinese do not see a clear benefit to formalizing relations with the Holy See. China's economic clout on the international trade front tak [...] | 2007-05-09 00:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CH VT |
07VATICAN89 | DAS MADISON ENGAGES VATICAN ON CUBA [...] (C) WHA DAS Kirsten Madison described the worsening human rights situation in Cuba to the new XXXXXXXXXXXX, and appealed to the Vatican on the issue of the Catholic magazine Vitral. XXXXXXXXXXXX repeated general Vatican support for Vitral and promised to look into the matter further. Monsig [...] | 2007-05-14 10:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF CU VT |
07VATICAN90 | HOLY SEE GEARS UP FOR ISRAELIS [...] (C) The Holy See will host a May 21 plenary session addressing issues related to the 1993 Fundamental Agreement with Israel. The Vatican still hopes for a breakthrough in the stalemated negotiations, but negotiator Fr. David Jaeger told us he feared that the Israelis would not bend on proper [...] | 2007-05-18 14:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KIRF IS VT |
07VATICAN93 | HOLY SEE ENCOURAGED BY TALKS WITH ISRAEL [...] (C) Vatican officials were encouraged by the May 21 plenary session with Israel on the Fundamental Agreement (FA) between the Holy See and Israel. While there were no major breakthroughs, officials told us that the Israelis engaged on the issues in a way they had not done before. One import [...] | 2007-05-24 15:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI KIRF PHUM IS VT |
07VATICAN96 | HOLY SEE EMPHASIZES BALANCE BETWEEN JUSTICE AND [...] (C) Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met with officials from the Holy See and from Vatican-affiliated NGO Sant'Egidio May 22 regarding war crimes issues. The Holy See concurred with Williamson's assessment that a one-size-fits-all approach was sub-optimal when addre [...] | 2007-06-13 14:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KAWC SOCI VT RW BY SU CG |
07VATICAN97 | EMBASSY VATICAN LINKS NGO SANT'EGIDIO WITH AFRICAN BUREAU [...] (SBU) Post hosted a digital video conference (DVC) May 25, linking the Community of Sant'Egidio, a Vatican-related NGO, with the Africa Bureau. Embassy Paris's Africa watcher and staff from S/WCI also joined the DVC. Sant'Egidio responded to questions raised by AF on issues related to confl [...] | 2007-06-20 08:00:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PHUM SOCI UG IV VT |
07VATICAN98 | VATICAN-AFFILIATED NGO ADDRESSES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (U) This cable is being resent due to an error found with EACT MailReader. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) The U.S.-based Acton Institute, an NGO with significant ties to the Vatican, explored issues related to religious freedom during a March conference in Rome (for informat [...] | 2007-06-20 15:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF VT |
07VATICAN99 | IRAQ: CHRISTIANS FLEEING FORCED CONVERSIONS [...] (C) Summary: Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Catholic Church to the Holy See and the Chaldeans' European representative, told us in a May meeting that Christians were continuing to flee Iraq in large numbers due to an active campaign of forced conversions to Islam and t [...] | 2007-06-21 19:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV KIRF PHUM IZ SW VT |
08VATICAN1 | HOLY SEE-ISRAEL: NO PROGRESS ON FUNDAMENTAL AGREEMENT AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Holy See officials report that the December 12-13 talks with Israel did not result in any further progress towards the conclusion of agreements on taxation of Church property in Israel and other outstanding bilateral issues. Some Church officials characterized the meeting as a [...] | 2008-01-04 10:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF IS VT |
08VATICAN10 | HOLY SEE: SECRETARY OF STATE BERTONE DISCUSSES CUBA, [...] (C) Summary. Holy See Secretary of State Bertone previewed his February trip to Cuba with Ambassador, and also discussed Israel and the Pope's spring visit to the United States. Bertone hopes to see Fidel and Raul Castro, to deliver a speech at a Cuban university, to inaugurate a monument to Po [...] | 2008-01-10 13:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SOCI OVIP CU IS VT |
08VATICAN14 | POST ANALYSIS OF PAPAL ADDRESS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: In his annual address on January 7 to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI provided an overview of the Vatican's concerns on a broad range of issues and hot spots. As revealing as his actual words are the Pope's omissions and nuances. Among the cou [...] | 2008-01-14 16:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM CU CH VE LE IS IR IZ VT |
08VATICAN15 | HOLY SEE: DEPUTY FM DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting with a visiting White House official, Holy See Deputy FM Parolin called for dialogue to resolve the Lebanese political impasse and address concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions. Parolin confirmed that negotiations with Israel on taxation of Church proper [...] | 2008-01-18 19:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF LE IS SY IR VT |
08VATICAN17 | HOLY SEE: CONVERSATIONS ON INTERFAITH RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Senior Holy See officials and scholars discussed interfaith relations with the visiting Deputy Assistant to VP Cheney, Joseph Wood, January 14-15. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Father Miguel Ayuso described the increasing Church engagement with the signers of "A Common Word", co [...] | 2008-01-30 17:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIFR VT |
08VATICAN18 | CHINA: CARDINAL ZEN ON HOLY SEE'S CHINA DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: According to Cardinal Zen, the Holy See's lack of China expertise within its top ranks has resulted in an ineffective relation with the Government of China (GoC) that fails to take advantage of the window of opportunity afforded by Beijing's preoccupation with its international im [...] | 2008-01-31 07:08:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KIRF SOCI CH VT |
08VATICAN19 | HOLY SEE/CUBA: FREEING OSCAR BISCET [...] (C) Charge d'affaires called on Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Undersecretary for Relations With States (i.e., deputy foreign minister) January 31 to urge (per reftel) that Elsa Morejon be granted an audience with Pope Benedict XVI regarding her appeal for her husband, Dr. Oscar Elias [...] | 2008-01-31 13:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU VT |
08VATICAN2 | HOLY SEE AND ANNAPOLIS: VATICAN HOPES TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (C) During a December 21 meeting with DCM and poloff, Monsignor Franco Coppola, Holy See director for the Middle East, expressed the Holy See's appreciation at being invited to participate in the post-Annapolis December 17 donors' meeting in Paris. The Holy See was represented by its Nuncio i [...] | 2008-01-04 11:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS VT |
08VATICAN20 | HOLY SEE/VIETNAM: CHURCH LAND DISPUTE [...] (SBU) During a January 31 meeting on another subject, Holy See deputy FM Parolin raised Vietnam land dispute (reftel) with charge d'affaires. Parolin expressed great interest in the situation and asked us to keep him informed of any news we might receive about it. He confirmed that the Holy Se [...] | 2008-01-31 17:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV VM VT |
08VATICAN23 | HOLY SEE OFFICIAL DISCUSSES ORIENTAL CHURCHES, [...] (SBU) Summary: The institutional arrangements that the Holy See has with "Oriental Churches" can serve as a model for further rapprochement between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. In communion with the Pope, Oriental Churches conduct masses following the Byzantine rite and administer the [...] | 2008-02-14 16:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KIRF IS UP VT |
08VATICAN26 | UNDERSTANDING THE HOLY SEE: ECCLESIAL (LAY) MOVEMENTS, PART [...] (U) This is the second in a series intended to facilitate cooperation with Holy See and Catholic Church entities to promote U.S. goals through a greater understanding of the Holy See's institutions, agencies and structures (reftel A). In this cable, we provide an overview of ecclesial movemen [...] | 2008-02-21 17:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
08VATICAN28 | LAY MOVEMENTS, PART II: SANT'EGIDIO, COMUNION AND LIBERATION, AND OPUS DEI [...] (U) This is the third in a series intended to facilitate cooperation with Holy See and Catholic Church entities to promote U.S. goals through a greater understanding of the Holy See's institutions, agencies and structures (reftel B). In this cable, we continue our discussion of ecclesial movements [...] | 2008-02-25 13:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
08VATICAN29 | HOLY SEE RECEIVES CUBA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 09:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU VT |
08VATICAN3 | MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE: ITALIAN IMAM COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: A meeting with Imam Yahya Pallavicini offered fresh perspectives on the nascent dialogue between 138 Muslim scholars and Christian leaders, including the Pope (reftels). The Pope, according to Pallavicini, was a key "target" of "A Common Word." The Holy See's recent response (ref [...] | 2008-01-04 11:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PREL PHUM VT |
08VATICAN31 | HOLY SEE SECRETARY OF STATE TALKS ABOUT CUBA [...] (C) Summary: Cardinal Bertone told the Ambassador that Raul Castro is a practical man, and asked the US to consider dropping sanctions against Cuba to encourage change at this crucial political time on the island. The Ambassador underlined the need for the Cuban government to free political [...] | 2008-03-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KIRF CU VT |
08VATICAN32 | HUMAN RIGHTS AT CENTER OF HOLY SEE DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) Summary: The belief that all people are created by God with equal dignity and worth is at the core of the Holy See's promotion of human rights. The Holy See's human rights foreign policy aims to assure that the inherent dignity of the human person is guaranteed by law. The UN and other [...] | 2008-03-26 10:07:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF VT |
08VATICAN33 | SCENESETTER FOR POPE BENEDICT XVI'S APRIL 15-20 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. The Pope is likely to highlight faith and reason, natural law, human rights, and inter-religious dialogue during his upcoming trip to the US. He is also likely to address environmental issues and express concern for the plight of Christians in the Middle East. The Pope appreciat [...] | 2008-03-31 17:48:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF OVIP VT |
08VATICAN34 | CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Ambassador Glendon delivered reftel demarche -- regarding the recent trip to Cuba of the Holy See's Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarciso Bertone, and his reference to Raul Castro's comments on the five Cuban spies imprisoned in the US -- to Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Undersecr [...] | 2008-04-03 14:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KJUS CU VT |
08VATICAN38 | HOLY SEE HAS RECOGNIZED KOSOVO "DE FACTO", SAYS VATICAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Holy See is not ready to formally recognize Kosovo but will continue to promote dialogue in a way that implicitly acknowledges and respects Kosovo's de facto independence. The Holy See's diplomatic objectives are to balance relations with Serbia and the Serbian Orthodox Churc [...] | 2008-04-30 10:15:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF KIRF KJUS UN UNMIK YI EU VT |
08VATICAN40 | CUBA SOLIDARITY - EMBASSY VATICAN ACTIVITY [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Embassy Vatican reports that Ambassador Glendon hosted an important and well-attended conference this month commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the crucial role of Latin American countries in creating that document. W [...] | 2008-05-16 16:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU VT |
08VATICAN42 | WHA A/S SHANNON DISCUSSES CUBA, PARAGUAY, BOLIVIA, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Holy See wants a peaceful transition to democracy in Cuba and will continue to raise the issue of political prisoners with Havana, but believes that change will be slow. For the Holy See, social justice and addressing inequality are key to the success of democracy in the hem [...] | 2008-06-06 15:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF UN CU PA NU VT |
08VATICAN43 | VATICAN: NO TO AHMADINEJAD PAPAL AUDIENCE [...] (C) Summary: Holy See Undersecretary for Relations with States Monsignor Pietro Parolin told Ambassador that Pope Benedict would not receive Iranian President Ahmadinejad during his visit to Rome. The reason given for denying Ahmadinejad's request were related to the large number of visiting he [...] | 2008-06-06 15:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM IR VT |
08VATICAN44 | CATHOLIC-MUSLIM FORUM TO MEET IN NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Holy See will host in November the first meeting of the Catholic-Muslim Forum established in response to the dialogue proposal included in the October 13, 2007 "A Common Word" letter from Muslim scholars to the Pope and other Christian leaders. An original signatory of the [...] | 2008-06-18 14:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
08VATICAN47 | EMBASSY CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS LATIN AMERICAN AND CATHOLIC [...] Summary. Ambassador Glendon recently hosted a substantive and well-attended conference commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the critical contributions of Latin American countries and Catholic social teachings to the creation of that documen [...] | 2008-07-02 12:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO KIRF SOCI XM XL CU VT |
08VATICAN5 | HOLY SEE: BUILDING ON "A COMMON WORD", VATICAN WILL HOST [...] (C) Summary. The Holy See has announced that a delegation of Muslim scholars representing the 138 signatories of "A Common Word" will meet Vatican representatives in Rome this spring for a "historic" dialogue between the two faiths. This is a dramatic development. The Catholics and Muslims inv [...] | 2008-01-04 15:48:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIFR VT |
08VATICAN52 | HOLY SEE VIEWS ON BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See is cautiously optimistic about the possibilities for opening new spaces for the Catholic Church in Belarus, following the June 18 to 22 visit to the country by Cardinal Bertone, the Holy See's Secretary of State. The Holy See values the recognition of Catholicism in [...] | 2008-07-18 13:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF BO VT |
08VATICAN55 | HOLY SEE ON TARIQ AZIZ [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See has expressed verbally and in writing its wishes that Tariq Aziz, who as Saddam Hussein's Deputy Prime Minister was the highest ranking Christian in the Iraqi government, be tried fairly. The Holy See opposes the death penalty in Iraq, and would appreciate Aziz be giv [...] | 2008-07-23 14:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF IZ VT |
08VATICAN57 | SANT'EGIDIO ON ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) The Community of Sant'Egidio point person on mediation and international relations, Dr. Claudio Betti, confirmed that --if asked-- Sant'Egidio is available to promote peaceful change in Zimbabwe. End summary. 2. (SBU) During a meeting with poloff on July 25, Betti reiterated an offer [...] | 2008-07-30 14:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF ZI VT |
08VATICAN58 | LEVINSON CASE UPDATE [...] (SBU) As reported in ref. A, Monsignor Franco Coppola, Director for the Middle East at the Holy See Secretariat of State, informed A/DCM on July 4 that the Holy See Nuncio in Teheran, Archbishop Jean Paul Gobel, has sent a diplomatic note to the Government of Iran requesting a meeting to discus [...] | 2008-07-30 14:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC KJUS PREL PHUM PTER KIRF IR VT |
08VATICAN60 | IRAQI AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON MALIKI'S MEETING WITH THE POPE [...] (C) Summary: During his recent meeting with the Pope and with Holy See Secretary of State Bertone, Maliki both recognized the need and committed to protect and assist Christians in Iraq. The Pope also asked Maliki to assist Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons. In a separate meeting [...] | 2008-08-04 13:46:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT |
08VATICAN61 | HOLY SEE ON MADRID INTER-RELIGIOUS CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the Holy See, the most important aspect of the July 16 to 18 Madrid inter-religious conference (reftel A) is the fact that the Saudi King was firmly behind it. The Madrid conference was disappointing in its failure to address religious freedom and, to a lesser extent, to set u [...] | 2008-08-04 13:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SA SP VT |
08VATICAN62 | THE POPE'S MEGAPHONE: A SURVEY OF HOLY SEE MEDIA [...] (U) Media coverage of the Holy See is as global as the Catholic Church itself. The international dimension of the Holy See's own communication efforts, as well as that of the media covering it, provides Embassy Vatican with a unique platform to reach linguistically and geographically diverse [...] | 2008-08-13 18:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO KIRF VT |
08VATICAN63 | RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT: HOLY SEE FOCUSED ON CIVILIANS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Holy See is very concerned about the conflict in Georgia, and in particular about the needs of civilians affected by the fighting. The Pope has publicly addressed these concerns in recent statements. The Holy See has not been asked to mediate in the conflict. End summary [...] | 2008-08-22 16:24:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF RU GG VT |
08VATICAN64 | (SBU) HOLY SEE NOT CONSIDERING RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (SBU) Pol Chief delivered reftel A demarche to Monsignor Julio Murat, Director for the Caucasus at the Holy See Secretariat of State Second Section (MFA equivalent),on August 29. Murat stated that the Holy See is not considering recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. 2. (SBU) Comme [...] | 2008-08-29 15:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF RU GG VT |
08VATICAN65 | CATHOLIC MOVEMENT WARY OF EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS DISCOURSE [...] Summary: A panel discussion on justice and human rights -- which included a presentation by Ambassador Glendon -- and conversations with members of the Catholic lay movement indicate that an important segment of European Catholics are wary of some of the continent's institutions' and governme [...] | 2008-09-05 14:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF VT |
08VATICAN66 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED, UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS [...] DCM delivered reftel demarche on US human rights priorities for the Third Committee meetings of the 2008 UN General Assembly to Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's deputy foreign minister, on September 9. 2. Additionally, Pol Chief discussed reftel points with Monsignor Christophe El [...] | 2008-09-12 14:50:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF UN VT |
08VATICAN67 | BELIEVERS, NOT RELIGIONS, HAVE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Believers, not religions, have human rights, according to the Holy See's point person on human rights. The Holy See opposes the Defamation of Religions resolution and is skeptical about a UN special session on religion. End summary. 2. (U) Pol Chief met on September 11 with [...] | 2008-09-17 08:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
08VATICAN68 | VATICAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS GEORGIA CRISIS, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9, Vice Presidential Advisor Joseph Wood, accompanied by the DCM , held separate meetings with two senior Vatican officials to seek views from the Holy See on the situation between Russia and Georgia. Vatican officials raised humanitarian issues as the primary conc [...] | 2008-09-19 13:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF GG RS UP IR KZ VT |
08VATICAN72 | (SBU) IRANIANS CHASTISE HOLY SEE ON LEVINSON [...] (SBU) According to Monsignor Franco Coppola, Director for the Middle East at the Holy See Secretariat of State, the Government of Iran recently informed the Holy See Nuncio in Teheran that it does not have any information about the whereabouts of U.S. citizen Robert Levinson. The GOI informed [...] | 2008-10-02 15:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC KJUS PREL PHUM PTER KIRF IR VT |
08VATICAN73 | HOLY SEE ON IRAQI PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS LAW [...] (C) Summary: At a Holy See-requested urgent meeting, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Monsignor Pietro Parolin, asked USG assistance in ensuring minority quotas for Iraqi provincial councils. Parolin said that the Article 50 deletion from the Provincial Elections Law (PEL) sends a "most n [...] | 2008-10-06 15:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF IZ VT |
08VATICAN77 | HOLY SEE ON SAUDI PROPOSAL FOR UNGA INTERFAITH HIGH LEVEL [...] (S) Summary: The Vatican and the Saudi government apparently have reached agreement on revisions to the Madrid Declaration, the ostensible outcome document for the first round of their inter-religious dialogue. This could pave the way for Vatican concurrence to a high-level discussion at the [...] | 2008-10-15 14:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA KISL KIRF SA VT |
08VATICAN84 | VATICAN TO HOST MUSLIM SCHOLARS [...] (U) The Holy See will host the first formal meeting of the Catholic-Muslim Forum November 4 to 6. The forum is the result of the dialogue appeal letter that 138 Muslim scholars sent to Pope Benedict XVI following his controversial September 2006 Regensburg address. That letter, entitled "A Co [...] | 2008-11-03 16:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SA JO VT |
08VATICAN85 | POPE BENEDICT XVI SENDS HIS CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT [...] Vatican City Secretary of State, His Eminence Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, requested the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See to transmit the following message from Pope Benedict XVI to President Obama. Start Quote: The Honorable Barack Obama President-elect of the United States of America On [...] | 2008-11-05 15:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KIRF VT |
08VATICAN86 | CORRECTED COPY: POPE CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] The Holy See Secretary of State, His Eminence Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, requested the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See to transmit the following message from Pope Benedict XVI to President-elect Obama. Begin text: The Honorable Barack Obama President-elect of the United States of America [...] | 2008-11-06 09:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP KIRF VT |
08VATICAN87 | FIRST CATHOLIC-MUSLIM FORUM MEETING SUCCESFUL [...] (C) Participants of the first substantial meeting of the Catholic-Muslim Forum held in Rome November 4 to 6 (ref. A) were satisfied with the event and their audience with the Pope. The Forum agreed to meet again in two years, possibly in a Muslim-majority country. The meeting's final declara [...] | 2008-11-10 17:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SA JO VT |
08VATICAN90 | SPECIAL ENVOY SADA CUMBER ASKS VATICAN TO BROADEN [...] (C) Summary: During a November 19 visit to Rome, US Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber urged the Holy See to broaden Catholic-Muslim dialogue to include all schools of Islam, in order to reduce Saudi Arabia's and Iran's ability to claim they speak for [...] | 2008-12-05 18:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI SA IR VT |
08VATICAN91 | (C) NEA DAS DAVID HALE DISCUSSES LEBANON WITH THE VATICAN [...] (C) The Holy See shares the USG goal of a peaceful, free and sovereign Lebanon. The Vatican advocates a cautious approach that focuses on consensus and restraint to achieve this goal. The Vatican's point person for Lebanon urged the U.S. and the West to support March 14, but to discourage "unr [...] | 2008-12-05 18:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF LE VT |
09VATICAN100 | SMALL STEPS, NOT GIANT LEAPS, IN CATHOLIC-RUSSIAN ORTHODOX [...] (C) Summary: The visit of a high-ranking Russian Orthodox leader to Rome last week signaled some improvement in Catholic-Orthodox relations, and more progress is likely at a conference between leaders of both faiths in Cyprus in October. Nevertheless, Cardinal Kasper predicts that a meeting b [...] | 2009-09-25 16:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF RS VT |
09VATICAN101 | PATRIARCH DELLY AND TEHRAN ARCHBISHOP COMMENT ON CHRISTIANS [...] (C) Summary: The Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Cardinal Emmanuel Delly, and the Archbishop of Tehran, Ramzi Garmo, briefed polchief on September 25 about problems their communities face in Iraq and Iran. Delly said that there is no organized persecution of Christians in Iraq, ho [...] | 2009-10-01 12:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KIRF IZ IR VT |
09VATICAN106 | (C) VATICAN BACKS AWAY FROM DEAL WITH INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 14:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SCUL VT IS |
09VATICAN108 | EMBASSY VATICAN AIDS CONFERENCE LINKS FAITH-BASED WITH [...] (U) Embassy Vatican and Caritas Internationalis co-hosted a very successful international conference on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS from October 14 to the 16. The conference also aimed at improving access to testing and treatment for children living with HIV and [...] | 2009-10-30 17:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KHIV KIRF ECON EAID KHDP TSPL UN XA VT |
09VATICAN109 | VATICAN HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIAL TO VISIT CUBA NOVEMBER 4 TO 8 [...] (U) The President of the Pontifical Council on Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, will visit Cuba November 4 to 8, according to a Vatican press release. Celli was invited by the Cuban Conference of Bishops. He is scheduled to participate in the Bishops' Conference meetings [...] | 2009-11-03 19:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KIRF CU VT |
09VATICAN11 | CHURCH UNITY ONE, CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS ZERO [...] (S) Summary: The Pope's decision to reinstate communion with a breakaway Catholic group that included a Holocaust-denying cleric (ref A) proved that his highest concern is the long-term religious well-being of the Church, not the Holy See's relations with other sovereign states. This religion-first [...] | 2009-01-27 16:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM JO IS VT |
09VATICAN110 | NEW IRANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE POPE [...] (U) On October 29, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the credentials of Mr. Ali Akbar Naseri as the new Ambassador of Iran to the Holy See. As is customary, the Pope and the ambassador presenting credentials exchanged remarks (in writing) highlighting their respective priorities for the relation. A [...] | 2009-11-04 11:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PARM IR IS VT |
09VATICAN111 | VATICAN: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On November 5 post shared with the Vatican's point person on UNGA matters, Monsignor Osvaldo Neves, ref. demarche points. While the Holy See, as a UN observer, does not have a vote at the UNGA, it appreciates knowing about the U.S. position. DIAZ [...] | 2009-11-05 16:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF VT |
09VATICAN112 | (C) CATHOLIC INTERMEDIARY REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR HOSTAGE [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 8 for action. S/A Wolpe and AF staff contributed to and cleared this cable. End Comment. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Special Advisor for the Great Lakes Region Howard Wolpe met with officials from Sant'Egidio, a lay Catholic organization with experience [...] | 2009-11-05 17:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KAWC ZF CG VT |
09VATICAN113 | THE VATICAN AND THE ANGLICANS: OPPORTUNITY OR OPPORTUNISM? [...] (C) The upcoming visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury to Rome November 21 will take place with the background of the Vatican's far-reaching decision to facilitate the conversion of disaffected Anglicans to Catholicism. Embassy contacts approving the measure interpret it as a bold and appropriate r [...] | 2009-11-09 12:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF UK VT |
09VATICAN117 | VATICAN TWO-STEP WITH CUBA: CRITICIZE EMBARGO, ASK GOC FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli requested greater mass communication freedom for the Catholic Church in Cuba during his visit to the island November 6 to 8. On his return to Rome, he criticized U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba. The Vatican's approach to Havana remains to p [...] | 2009-11-17 17:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL KIRF CU VT |
09VATICAN118 | VATICAN: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS DEMARCH DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On November 18 post shared demarche points with Vatican point officials on UNGA and Middle East matters, Monsignor Alberto Ortega and Monsignor Osvaldo Neves. While the Holy See, as a UN observer, does not have a vote at the UNGA, it appreciates knowing about the U.S. position. DIAZ [...] | 2009-11-18 15:07:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF IS VT |
09VATICAN119 | POPE TURNS UP THE HEAT ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Pope Benedict addressed the opening of the World Food Summit urging leaders to care for the world's hungry and protect the environment. Similarly, at the UN General Assembly, the Vatican nuncio stressed the need for a comprehensive international energy policy that protects the enviro [...] | 2009-11-19 15:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC BEXP EAGR ENRG FAO PGOV PREL SENV UN DA SF |
09VATICAN122 | AMIDST CONTROVERSY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY MEETS POPE [...] (S) Summary: During his recent visit to Rome and meeting with the Pope --planned before the Pope urged disaffected Anglicans to convert to Catholicism-- Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams challenged the position of the Catholic Church on ordination of women and made it clear that the Vat [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI UK VT |
09VATICAN123 | AMIDST CONTROVERSY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY MEETS POPE [...] (S) Summary: During his recent visit to Rome and meeting with the Pope --planned before the Pope urged disaffected Anglicans to convert to Catholicism-- Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams challenged the position of the Catholic Church on ordination of women and made it clear that the Vatican s [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI UK VT |
09VATICAN125 | COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT: VATICAN CHARITIES PLAN BIG [...] Summary: (SBU) Caritas Internationalis, the international federation of national Caritas groups (Catholic Church-affiliated aid organizations),will send a large delegation to Copenhagen to press for strong action on climate change. Caritas will also promote its "Grow Climate Justice" campai [...] | 2009-12-01 16:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC SENV BEXP EAGR ENRG PREL UN DA SF VT |
09VATICAN126 | RUSSIA AND THE VATICAN ESTABLISH FORMAL RELATIONS, FOR [...] (C) On December 3, Russian President Medvedev and Pope Benedict XVI upgraded Russian-Holy See ties to "full" diplomatic relations. The announcement coincides with a period of warmer relations between the Vatican and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (reftel) and the Holy See hopes the move wi [...] | 2009-12-04 16:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL KIRF RS VT |
09VATICAN127 | (S) LET'S MAKE A DEAL?: VIETNAMESE PRESIDENT-POPE BENEDICT [...] (S) Summary: Following personal involvement by Cardinal Law, the visit by Vietnamese President Nguyen with Pope Benedict is finally confirmed for December 11; it's unclear as yet whether (or which?) concessions Vietnam made to secure the visit. Meanwhile, per ref a, the Vatican may indeed have [...] | 2009-12-04 16:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM OFDP VM VT |
09VATICAN128 | (C) HOW VATICAN CHARITIES WORK WITH UNFRIENDLY REGIMES IN [...] (S) Summary: At a recent meeting, the Asia Desk officer at Caritas, the network of Catholic relief associations with chapters in over 200 countries, described the organization's work with both the official and the underground Church in China, support for hospitals in the DPRK, and relief assi [...] | 2009-12-07 16:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | EAID PREL PHUM PGOV CH KN BM VT |
09VATICAN13 | POPE REMEMBERS THE HOLOCAUST, WARNS AGAINST DENIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 21:24:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
09VATICAN130 | OUTREACH TO VATICAN ON UGANDA BILL CRIMINALIZING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 15:58:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL VT UG |
09VATICAN131 | POPE SEEKS GREATER FREEDOM FOR CHURCH IN CUBA, END TO [...] (SBU) Making a strong appeal for greater religious freedom in Cuba, Pope Benedict XVI vigorously defended the role of the Catholic Church in Cuba during the December 10 presentation of credentials by the country's new Ambassador to the Holy See, Eduardo Delgado Bermudez. While the Po [...] | 2009-12-15 15:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR ETRD CU VT |
09VATICAN132 | POPE ISSUES FORCEFUL ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE FOR WORLD PEACE [...] (U) The deterioration of any one part of the planet affects us all, Pope Benedict said in his message for World Peace Day, Jan. 1, 2010 (released December 15). According to the Pope, the world's population cannot remain indifferent to environmental degradation. Government policies, the acti [...] | 2009-12-16 12:08:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL PHUM EAID VT |
09VATICAN133 | (C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON AMCITS DETAINED IN IRAN, [...] (S) Begin Summary and Introduction: At a December 16 meeting requested by Ambassador Diaz, the Vatican's Foreign Minister said the Papal Nuncio in Iran has been asked to intercede in the case of three Amcits detained there; Mamberti said the Vatican would be pleased to be of assistance in that [...] | 2009-12-16 15:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PREL PHUM CASC KIRF VT IR HO UG UNGA |
09VATICAN134 | AN INVENTORY OF THE VATICAN'S INTERFAITH DIALOGUES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vatican is a leader or partner in many inter-religious dialogues, primarily with the "Abrahamic" religions - Islam, Judaism, and of course, other Christians. Vatican leaders are also beginning to reach out to Asian faiths. This cable describes the Vatican's primary, organized dia [...] | 2009-12-18 11:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI SCUL VT |
09VATICAN135 | INTERFAITH DIALOGUE: A VIEW FROM THE VATICAN [...] (U) In an era of growing contacts and conflicts between faith communities, interfaith dialogue -- to increase understanding and in pursuit of concrete objectives -- is increasingly important. The Holy See is an active proponent and participant in a wide range of these dialogues, in order to [...] | 2009-12-18 11:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI SCUL VT |
09VATICAN136 | VATICAN ISSUES STATEMENT OPPOSING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS [...] (SBU) The Holy See's legal attachi to the United Nations issued a statement December 10 putting the Holy See on record as opposed to "grave violations of human rights against homosexual persons," in particular the use of the death penalty. Father Philip Bene made his remarks following a pane [...] | 2009-12-18 12:06:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL VT UG |
09VATICAN137 | PROPOSALS FOR COLLABORATING WITH THE VATICAN ON INTERFAITH [...] (U) Catholics and the organized Catholic Church are present in virtually every country of the world, and the Holy See is second only to the United States in terms of relations with other states. Given this near-universal presence and the Vatican's critical role in interfaith dialogues, Embassy [...] | 2009-12-18 12:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI SCUL KIRF VT |
09VATICAN14 | POPE REMEMBERS THE HOLOCAUST, WARNS AGAINST DENIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 21:24:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
09VATICAN16 | EMBASSY VATICAN CONFERENCE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF FORMAL [...] (U) In honor of the 25th anniversary of formal diplomatic relations with the Holy See, Embassy Vatican convened an international conference on the American model of church-state relations on January 13, 2009. More than 200 officials, academics, diplomats, and students seized the opportunity t [...] | 2009-01-29 10:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO KIRF SOCI VT |
09VATICAN23 | VATICAN DISAPPOINTED WITH NICARAGUA'S SANDINISTAS [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican is disturbed by the Frente Sandinista use of religious symbols for political purposes (reftel) and supports the Nicaraguan bishops' position on the issue. Vatican officials are also concerned about deteriorating political and economic conditions in Nicaragua, and hop [...] | 2009-02-09 16:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF NI VT |
09VATICAN26 | SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA FEBRUARY 18-22 [...] (U) Summary: We are pleased to provide some background on US relations with the Holy See. This unique relationship between two global powers with worldwide interests and influence turned 25 in January 2009, and helps advance our shared goals of human dignity every day. Among the issues on wh [...] | 2009-02-13 17:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM OREP VT |
09VATICAN27 | POPE MEETS SPEAKER PELOSI [...] (U) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, held a brief private meeting with the Pope on February 18. Speaker Pelosi was in Rome leading a Congressional Delegation visiting Italy and Vatican City State. Only the Speaker and Mr. Pelosi participated in the meeting, while t [...] | 2009-02-18 15:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF OREP VT |
09VATICAN28 | THE HOLY SEE: A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE [...] (C) Summary: Together with other flaps, the recent global controversy over the lifted excommunication of a Holocaust denying bishop (reftel) exposed a major disconnect between Pope Benedict XVI's stated intentions and the way in which his message is received by the wider world. There are many cause [...] | 2009-02-20 16:00:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECPS PHUM PGOV KPAO KIRF VT |
09VATICAN29 | CORRECTED COPY: POPE MEETS SPEAKER PELOSI [...] (U) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, held a brief private meeting with the Pope on February 18. Speaker Pelosi was in Rome leading a Congressional Delegation visiting Italy and Vatican City State. Only the Speaker and Mr. Pelosi participated in the meeting, while t [...] | 2009-02-25 13:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF OREP VT |
09VATICAN31 | PAPAL STATEMENTS AND NORTHERN SRI LANKA [...] (C) Summary: A/DCM and poloff met on February 27 with the Vatican's point person on Sri Lanka, Monsignor Joseph Murphy, to discuss the situation in that country and ongoing efforts to press the LTTE to allow the departure of civilians from conflict zones. Murphy strongly supports the efforts [...] | 2009-02-27 18:29:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PREF PTER KIRF CE VT |
09VATICAN33 | VATICAN CITY STATE: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Post point of contact for 2009 TIP Report is Political Specialist Mark Bakermans (bakermansm@state.gov ); 011.39.06.4674.3432; 011.39.06.5730.0682(fax). 2. (U) Hours spent in preparation of information: 4 3. (SBU) Reporting questions, following requesting cable numbering: --2 [...] | 2009-03-02 17:13:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
09VATICAN38 | HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR POPE'S FIRST AFRICA TRIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vatican hopes that the Pope's March 17-23 visit to Cameroon and Angola will solidify the foundations of the Church in a continent where Catholicism is growing rapidly. The trip also comes as an opportunity for the Pope to change the subject, following weeks of controversies [...] | 2009-03-13 17:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF KECF AID XA AO CM VT |
09VATICAN41 | IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO VATICAN ON CHRISTIANS IN IRAQ AND [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See Albert Yelda denied to CDA and ADCM rumors that the Kurdish government was behind violence against Christians in Mosul. While recognizing that provincial elections were peaceful, Yelda worried about rivalries among Christians and tensions between [...] | 2009-03-17 18:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT |
09VATICAN42 | VATICAN VIEWS ON SAUDI GOVERNMENT REFORMS; DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's Arabian Peninsula Director said the Holy See considered recent Cabinet changes in Saudi Arabia significant but "oversold". The decision to include all schools of Sunni jurisprudence in the Council of Senior Ulamas was far more meaningful. The Vatican still expected [...] | 2009-03-18 13:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PREL KIRF PHUM VT SA |
09VATICAN43 | VATICAN SEEKS GREATER DIALOGUE WITH ASIAN FAITHS [...] (SBU) Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Holy See's Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, told Charge d'Affaires on March 17 that he plans to increase his engagement with Hindus, Buddhists and Shintoists this year. He said the Vatican has focused considerably on dialogue [...] | 2009-03-24 13:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ID JA IN VT |
09VATICAN47 | (C) VATICAN WILL APPEAL TO IRAN TO RELEASE SABERI [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche to Monsignor Franco Coppola, Holy See director for the Middle East, on March 31. Coppola, who had not previously heard of the case, listened attentively. He asked several questions about the USG interest in the case, including whether the USG m [...] | 2009-03-31 14:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC KJUS PREL PHUM KIRF IR VT |
09VATICAN5 | VATICAN OFFICIAL ON INDIA-PAKISTAN CONFLICT AND INDIAN APPROACH TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 17:29:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF IN PK VT |
09VATICAN54 | HOLY SEE TURNS OUT THE LIGHTS [...] Summary: The dome of Saint Peter's Basilica plunged into darkness March 28 signaling Vatican City's participation in Earth Hour 2009. Environmental issues have moved more to the front burner since Pope Benedict XVI assumed office in 2005 and the Vatican has initiated several highly publicize [...] | 2009-04-14 14:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KIRF ENRG SENV SOCI TNGD TRGY TSPL KTIA VT |
09VATICAN55 | POPE ADDRESSES GLOBAL ISSUES IN EASTER MESSAGE [...] Pope Benedict XVI called for a rediscovery of the grounds for hope during his Easter day message to "the city of Rome and the world" (urbi et orbi). Reflecting on his recent visit to Cameroon and Angola, the pontiff - who turns 82 on April 16 - said Africa suffers disproportionately for war, [...] | 2009-04-15 10:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM VT |
09VATICAN57 | (C) RECENT TAX AND PROPERTY TALKS WITH ISRAEL A FAILURE, [...] (S) Summary: The Holy See chief negotiator says the latest talks on implementation of the Vatican-Israel Fundamental Agreement (reftel) were a complete "failure." In an unusually frank move, the Holy See official shared his negotiating diary with the Embassy to detail how the talks broke down. [...] | 2009-04-16 13:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PREL PGOV KIRF IS VT |
09VATICAN58 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION:VATICAN WELCOMES U.S. [...] (SBU) The Vatican welcomes the U.S. candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council. For the Secretariat of State's point person on human rights, Monsignor Christophe El-Kassis, it is another positive sign of the new administration's commitment to multilateralism and dialogue. While the Holy See, a [...] | 2009-04-17 17:23:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF VT |
09VATICAN59 | (C) VATICAN HOPES FOR BETTER U.S.-CUBA TIES, IN PART TO REIN [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See welcomes President Obama's new outreach to Cuba and hopes for further steps soon, perhaps to include prison visits for the wives of the Cuban Five. Better U.S.-Cuba ties would deprive Hugo Chavez of one of his favorite screeds and could help restrain him in the region, acc [...] | 2009-04-22 16:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF VT CU VE BL |
09VATICAN60 | VATICAN AND ARAB LEAGUE SIGN AGREEMENT TO PROMOTE PEACE AND [...] (U) The Holy See and the Arab League signed a Memorandum of Understanding April 23 to strengthen joint projects to promote peace and dialogue, especially on the political and cultural level. The Memorandum was signed by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, representing the Holy See, and by Amr Mou [...] | 2009-04-24 17:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI KISL KIRF SCUL PTER VT |
09VATICAN61 | (C) VATICAN PESSIMISTIC ON CHINA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's point person for relations with China sees no change in the PRC's hard line towards the Catholic Church. Chinese Catholics loyal to the Pope risk detention, while clergy in the government-approved Patriotic Association are "treated like children" and strictly control [...] | 2009-04-24 19:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM CH TW VT |
09VATICAN62 | LUKASHENKA MEETS POPE IN ROME [...] (U) President Lukashenka of Belarus met the Pope on Monday, April 27. Lukashenka had requested the meeting. Other than confirming the meeting took place, the Holy See has not issued yet any other information about it. 2. (C) In anticipation of the Papal private audience, ADCM reached ou [...] | 2009-04-27 11:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF BO VT |
09VATICAN64 | VATICAN ADDRESSED HUMAN RIGHTS WITH LUKASHENKA [...] (C) The Vatican's point person on relations with Belarus, Monsignor Julio Murat, told ADCM on April 29 that human rights were discussed during the meetings that President Lukashenka had with the Pope and Secretary of State Bertone on April 27 (reftel). Murat added that most of the conversatio [...] | 2009-04-30 20:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF BO VT |
09VATICAN74 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL ACTION FOR FOOD SECURITY [...] Poloff met on June 18 with the Vatican's point person on food security, Dr.Paolo Conversi, to deliver the points listed in reftel. Conversi appreciated U.S. financial support for agricultural development, noting that U.S. views are consistent with the Pope's October 2008 World Food Day [...] | 2009-06-19 13:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL KIRF VT |
09VATICAN77 | EMBASSY VATICAN HIGHLIGHTS THE ENVIRONMENT WITH VISITS BY [...] (U) Summary. To underline the increasing importance of addressing climate change, Embassy Vatican hosted two IIP speakers on the environment in the first half of June. Walter Grazer, who visited Rome from June 3-5, emphasized the role of faith communities in protecting the environment and i [...] | 2009-06-26 15:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO VT |
09VATICAN78 | HOLY SEE: SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT’S JULY 10 VISIT [...] (C/NF) Holy See officials also are pleased you are visiting. Your meeting with Pope Benedict XVI will be an opportunity to discuss our shared commitments to overarching goals such as peace, justice, development, human dignity, and inter-faith understanding. From the Vatican's perspective, it will a [...] | 2009-06-26 16:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VT |
09VATICAN82 | POPE DISMISSES STAFFERS INVOLVED IN HOLOCAUST DENIER [...] (SBU) On July 8, the Pope quietly let go the Vatican personnel who had this spring recommended the restoration of communion with a break-away Catholic movement that included a Holocaust-denying bishop. Although the Pope clarified that he was not aware of Bishop Williamson's views at the time [...] | 2009-07-09 08:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KIRF VT |
09VATICAN83 | (C) VATICAN: ZELAYA A PROBLEM, BUT DON'T PENALIZE HONDURANS [...] (C) Summary: In dealing with the recent constitutional crisis in Honduras (ref. A),the Vatican wants above all to avoid hurting the Honduran people. The Holy See wants international support for development programs there and contacts with Honduran institutions and Embassies to continue. The [...] | 2009-07-15 16:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF KDEM ECON HO VT |
09VATICAN84 | HOLY SEE ATTENDENCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 10:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA VT |
09VATICAN86 | VATICAN ON CHRISTIANS IN PAKISTAN, RECONCILIATION IN SRI [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican expressed solidarity with the Christian community in Pakistan following recent attacks, and pointed to education, jobs and changes in blasphemy laws as the way forward. In Sri Lanka, the message of the newly-installed Catholic Archbishop of Colombo to the Government [...] | 2009-08-07 15:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM PK CE VT |
09VATICAN9 | NEW MEDIA, ETERNAL MESSAGE: THE HOLY SEE AND THE WEB [...] (U) Summary: Pope Benedict XVI is now on YouTube. This new channel, the result of collaboration between the Vatican and Google, is the Holy See's latest foray into the world of new media. Concerns persist at the Holy See over the digital divide and web content, but the Vatican's commitment [...] | 2009-01-26 17:43:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECPS PHUM VT PGOV KPAO |
09VATICAN91 | POPE'S SAINTHOOD CEREMONY FOR HAWAIIAN LEPER PRIEST: [...] Summary and Action Request: On October 11, Pope Benedict XVI will confer sainthood on ("canonize") Father Damien de Veuster, the Belgian priest who famously worked in the late 1880's with leprosy (Hansen's disease) patients in Hawaii. The event is attracting global attention, not just among [...] | 2009-08-21 13:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KHIV VT BE HHS INT |
09VATICAN94 | TONY BLAIR AND OTHERS SPEAK ON FAITH TO HUGE INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) More than one hundred thousand Catholics attended the thirtieth annual meeting of the "Communion and Liberation" (CL) Catholic lay movement from August 23-28 in Rimini (northern Italy),and heard messages from a wide range of international figures. Indeed, according to organizers, the comb [...] | 2009-09-04 15:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF VT |
09VATICAN95 | INTERFAITH DIATRIBES TURN TO DIALOGUE IN KRAKOW AT ANNUAL [...] (U) Summary: At the 22nd edition of an annual interfaith dialogue to promote peace, held this year in Krakow with thousands of observers, hundreds of senior religious and political leaders expressed great agreement on themes like food security. They also engaged in some interfaith sniping, un [...] | 2009-09-14 14:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI PGOV KIRF VT PL |
09VATICAN97 | SYNAGOGUE AND LEFEBVRITES IN THE VATICAN'S FALL AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Holy See's spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, confirmed September 15 that talks between the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) and the Holy See will resume in October. Roughly at the same time, Pope Benedict will visit Rome's main synagogue. If managed properly, these two sepa [...] | 2009-09-23 13:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF VT |
10VATICAN10 | CATHOLIC CHARITIES ESTABLISH AID PLAN FOR HAITI; REPORTS ON [...] (U) Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican-based federation of Caritas humanitarian assistance national chapters, is supporting Catholic Relief Services (Caritas USA) and Caritas Haiti response to the earthquake in Haiti. A Caritas Internationalis team is on the ground in PAP. Caritas is f [...] | 2010-01-19 12:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM PGOV PREL PREF HA VT |
10VATICAN11 | VATICAN ON HAITI: CHURCH LOSSES AND RESPONSES [...] (S) Summary: While devastating, the Church suffered fewer losses in the Haiti earthquake than initially reported in the media. The death of the Archbishop and many seminarians were especially painful but the Vatican is already reviewing how to regroup: Bishop Pierre Dumas, President of Carit [...] | 2010-01-20 16:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | EAID PREL SOCI PHUM KIRF VT HA |
10VATICAN12 | (C) VATICAN ON HONDURAS: MICHELETTI SHOULD RESIGN. [...] (C) The Vatican's Secretariat of State point person for Central America, Monsignor Francisco Frojan, confirmed to polchief on January 19 that the Vatican supports the implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, including the formation of a unity government and the establishment of a trut [...] | 2010-01-20 16:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF HO VT |
10VATICAN13 | “GREEN†POPE SUPPORTS US PATH FORWARD FROM COPENHAGEN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-21 15:58:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KGHG PGOV PREL CU VE VT |
10VATICAN14 | VATICAN OFFICIAL ON CUBA RELATIONS WITH EU AND U.S. [...] (C) The Vatican's point person on Cuba, Monsignor Accattino, supports EU dialogue with Cuba and said the U.S. should refrain from unilateral actions against Cuba that play into the hands of the Castros - or Hugo Chavez. This is particularly true, he said, of decisions like identifying Cubans as nat [...] | 2010-01-21 16:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF CU VT |
10VATICAN15 | CARDINAL SAYS SAUDI ARABIA SHOULD PERMIT CHURCHES, DECRIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vatican's interfaith Czar, Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran, renewed his call for all societies to recognize freedom of religion in a recent press interview. Tauran also asked for concrete measures that move interfaith relations from mere tolerance to harmonious coexistence of p [...] | 2010-01-22 14:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF SA IS TU VT |
10VATICAN18 | VATICAN OFFICIAL ON IRAQ AND PLANNED MEETING OF MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's Secretariat of State point person for the Middle East, Monsignor Alberto Ortega, said the bishops of Iraq had urged the Vatican to convene a special Middle East "synod" (meeting of bishops) this Fall. Although violence is down, the Vatican is concerned about the fut [...] | 2010-02-02 16:46:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT |
10VATICAN19 | (C) VATICAN AGREES IRAN IS NOT COOPERATING WITH IAEA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-03 15:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PARM PREL UNSC VT |
10VATICAN21 | CATHOLIC CHURCH SEEKS INVITATION TO HAITI DONORS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite one bishop's mild criticism of the U.S. military's role in Haiti at a press conference in Rome -- later virtually retracted in a Caritas press release -- the Holy See and Catholic relief agencies greatly appreciate U.S. assistance to Haiti and urge the USG to remain eng [...] | 2010-02-05 13:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL EAGR PGOV HA VT |
10VATICAN23 | (C) VATICAN: IRAN IS NOT RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 16:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV IR VT |
10VATICAN26 | (C) IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE CRITICAL OF USG IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See, Albert Yelda, told the Ambassador in a recent meeting that he supports the exclusion of former Baathists candidates from the March 2010 parliamentary elections in Iraq (ref. A). Yelda said USG efforts to include former Baathists are an inter [...] | 2010-02-12 14:50:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT |
10VATICAN29 | 2010 TIP REPORT INPUT FOR VATICAN CITY STATE/HOLY SEE [...] (U) Following are responses to reftel questions, keyed to reftel paragraphs: 25 A. Reliable sources (MFA officials) report that there is no trafficking-related activity in Vatican City State. 25 B. There is no documentation of trafficking in persons in Vatican City State. Vatican [...] | 2010-02-16 10:58:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MCA |
10VATICAN31 | VATICAN-AFFILIATED CONFERENCE REVIEWS CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM [...] (SBU) Summary: Political, academic and religious leaders from the Middle East presented their views on Christian-Muslim coexistence in the region at a conference organized by the Vatican-affiliated Community of Sant'Egidio on February 22 in Rome. The conference addressed, among other topics, [...] | 2010-02-26 15:24:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL KIRF IZ IS VT |
10VATICAN32 | POPE APPEALS TO IRAQI GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT CHRISTIANS [...] (U) In a letter made public on February 25 in the semi-official Vatican daily, L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI asked Iraqi PM al-Maliki to do "everything possible" to increase security around Christian places of worship during the Eastern-rite Christian Christmas season. The original [...] | 2010-02-26 15:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL KIRF IZ VT |
10VATICAN33 | SEX ABUSE SCANDAL STRAINS IRISH-VATICAN RELATIONS, SHAKES UP [...] (C) Summary: The November 2009 report of cover-up by local bishops of revelations of physical and sexual abuse of children by Irish clergy appalled Catholics and others worldwide. Vatican and Irish officials' first concern was for the victims, but that reality was sometimes obscured in the events t [...] | 2010-02-26 16:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PREL PHUM SOCI KIRF VT EI |
10VATICAN9 | CATHOLIC CHARITIES ESTABLISH AID PLAN FOR HAITI; REPORTS ON [...] (U) Caritas Internationalis, the Vatican-based federation of Caritas humanitarian assistance national chapters, is supporting Catholic Relief Services (Caritas USA) and Caritas Haiti response to the earthquake in Haiti. A Caritas Internationalis team is on the ground in PAP. Caritas is f [...] | 2010-01-19 11:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM PGOV PREL PREF HA VT |
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