Vatican & World News Vatican & World News 13.03.2026
Mar 13, 2026
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Sister Christine Massivo
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Linda Bordoni
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Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe
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Deborah Castellano-Luboff
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Devin Watkins
Sister Christine Massivo, religious correspondent reporting on pastoral and humanitarian crises. Linda Bordoni, Vatican journalist covering international diplomacy and Cuban pardons. Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, Dominican friar reflecting on a two-week visit to Ukraine. Deborah Castellano-Luboff, Vatican reporter on papal meetings. Devin Watkins, Vatican reporter on confession and reconciliation. They discuss war’s human toll, diplomatic moves, faith’s role in reconciliation, and relics drawing pilgrims.
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Confession As Foundation For Peace
- Confession restores interior unity that enables peace among peoples.
- Pope Leo XIV said reconciled persons can live unarmed and become agents of reconciliation in daily life, linking personal sacrament to global peace.
Priests Should Model Regular Reconciliation
- Priests must offer God's forgiveness with seriousness and receive the sacrament regularly.
- Pope Leo XIV reminded priests and seminarians of the Church's rule to confess at least once a year and to remain constant in reconciliation ministry.
Catholic Cooperatives Built Social Resilience
- Catholic foundations and mutual societies have long bolstered social cohesion and aided recovery from wars.
- Pope Leo XIV traced the roots to Rerum Novarum and praised cooperatives, rural banks and the Catholic Insurance Society founded in 1896 Verona.