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….to sustain humanity’s hope for a better world and if we are to create the conditions for peace, development, cooperation, and guarantee of rights for future generations.Pope Benedict XVI, address to United Nations
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Address by His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin Secretary of State and Head of the Delegation of the Holy See at the General Debate of the High-Level Week at the Opening of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Conveying the greetings of Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Parolin urged nations to place human dignity and the common good at the centre of international cooperation. He emphasized disarmament, civilian protection and respect for international humanitarian law, while appealing for peace in Ukraine, the Middle East and other regions affected by conflict.
September 26 2026
His Eminence Cardinal Parolin Delivers Statement at the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response
Cardinal Parolin stressed that scientific and medical advances remain out of reach for much of the world’s population, as the COVID-19 pandemic revealed, and called for addressing the poverty, poor living conditions and lack of healthcare that heighten the risk of severe illness and death. He affirmed universal health coverage as a moral imperative rooted in equity, solidarity and human interdependence, and urged support for research, innovation and regulatory capacity in developing countries. He also highlighted the social fragmentation exposed and worsened by the pandemic, including the isolation of older persons and young people, and urged renewed attention to mental health and the strengthening of social ties, beginning with the family.
September 25 2026
His Eminence Cardinal Parolin Delivers Statement at the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting to Address the Existential Threats Posed by Sea-level Rise
Cardinal Parolin stressed that sea-level rise threatens homes, livelihoods, food and water security, cultural heritage and ancestral lands, particularly affecting vulnerable coastal communities and States. He called for a culture of care that places human dignity and the common good at the centre of climate action. He emphasised the importance of solidarity, justice and international cooperation, including strengthened mitigation efforts and access to financial, technological and technical resources for vulnerable States, particularly small island developing States and low-lying coastal communities, to support adaptation, resilience and efforts to address loss and damage.
September 24 2026
His Eminence Cardinal Parolin Delivers Statement at the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Ministerial Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution
Cardinal Parolin welcomed some of the progress made in the last year to bring an end to the conflict in the Gaza Strip, including the ceasefire, the return of hostages, the facilitation of the delivery of humanitarian assistance and the efforts undertaken through the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict and Security Council Resolution RES/S/2803 (2025). However, he also stressed that the reality of life in the Gaza Strip remains tragic for the civilian population. In this regard, Cardinal Parolin stated that it is essential to preserve the territorial and political conditions necessary for the realization of two States, to strengthen legitimate Palestinian institutions, and refrain from measures that further fragment Palestinian territory or undermine the viability of a Palestinian State. Finally, he concluded by expressing concern about the expansion of new Israeli settlements and strongly condemned all acts of violence against Christian communities living in Palestinian territories of the West Bank.
September 24 2026
His Eminence Cardinal Parolin Delivers Statement at the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on the 40th Anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development
Cardinal Parolin reaffirmed that the individual person is the focus and beneficiary of the right to development, with the State as its primary duty bearer and international cooperation supporting States' efforts. He stressed that the right to development is rooted in the God-given dignity of every person, from conception to natural death. He highlighted persistent obstacles to the realisation of the right, including poverty, food insecurity, conflict, climate change and debt. To overcome these obstacles, he called for international cooperation and solidarity, including through the provision of financial, technological and human resources, especially for States facing the greatest structural challenges to advance the development of their peoples and empower men and women to become protagonists of their own development.
September 23 2026
His Eminence Cardinal Parolin Delivers Statement at the High-Level Meeting on Artificial Intelligence and Human Development
Cardinal Parolin acknowledged that developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) can contribute to human development and the common good, while stressing that technological development must never be separated from ethical and social progress. He underscored that prudence, rigorous evaluation and even, at times, slower pace in adopting AI is an exercise of responsible care for the human family, and that the promotion of the God-given human dignity of every person must remain at the core of every decision shaping technological progress in the years to come.
September 23 2026
Holy Mass with His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin
Holy Mass at the Church of Our Saviour Homily of His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin New York, 21…
September 23 2026
Statement of the Holy See at the Global Conference on Promoting Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue and Tolerance in Countering Hate Speech
The Permanent Observer reaffirmed that every human person possesses an inviolable dignity that no ideology or expression of contempt may diminish, and that hate speech poisons public discourse and too often prepares the ground for violence and persecution. Archbishop El Kassis underscored that freedom of expression, while a fundamental right, carries corresponding responsibilities, and recalled the Holy See’s promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue as an essential path toward overcoming prejudice.
September 17 2026
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September 14 2026
Statement of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See at the High-Level Forum on the implementation of the Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace
The Holy See stressed the need to foster a culture of peace capable of challenging the prevailing “culture of power” that is normalizing war at the expense of dialogue, and highlighted the essential contribution of women to building and sustaining peace, in line with the Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace.
September 02 2026
Statement of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See at the High-level Plenary Meeting to Commemorate and Promote the International Day Against Nuclear Tests (IDANT)
Recalling the devastating consequences of nuclear testing, the Holy See warned that renewed reliance on nuclear deterrence, aggressive rhetoric, and challenges to the international norm against testing risk undermining the pursuit of peace. It appealed for the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and for continued observance of existing testing moratoria.
September 02 2026
Statement of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See at the International Meeting on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation
Stressing that human dignity must never be subordinated to political interests, the Holy See called for international action to assist victims of nuclear weapons, remediate contaminated environments, and advance their elimination. It called for special attention to Indigenous peoples and other communities that have borne disproportionate burdens, affirming that care for affected communities is inseparable from care for creation.
September 02 2026
Appointment of the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York
On 25 July, at 6:00 AM EDT, the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV appointed Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia El-Kassis, titular Archbishop of Rusellae, until now Apostolic Nuncio to the United Arab Emirates and to Yemen, and Apostolic Delegate to the Arabian Peninsula, as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York.
July 25 2026
Statement of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See at the 2026 High-Level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on the New Urban Agenda
On 28 July, in New York, the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations delivered a statement at the 2026 High-Level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on the New Urban Agenda.
July 29 2026