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23rd July 2012

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

Pope Benedict prays for the London Olympics

There is no Vatican Olympic team, at least not this year (though I recommend that you see the recent film “Cento metri dal Paradiso” to see what could happen if the Vatican decided to enter…). But the Holy See and the Catholic Church have been fully involved in the preparations for the 2012 London Olympics […]

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11th January 2012

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

Looking ahead to 2012

The address of Pope Benedict XVI to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, at the start of each year, is always an opportunity to look ahead at the foreign policy challenges of coming months. 2012 was no exception, and I was struck by just how much of his Holiness’s wide ranging speech dovetailed […]

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