First sixty days of Benedict XVI's pontificate.(Vatican)
Catholic Insight, July, 2005
Vatican City--Pope Benedict XVI is seeking to expand the Vatican's diplomatic ties, which currently stand at 174 countries. In an address to ambassadors at the Vatican, he indicated that he was reaching out to the civil authorities of countries not now represented at the Vatican, which include China, Vietnam, North Korea and Saudi
Arabia.
In the same address, the Pope reassured the ambassadors that he is committed to peace and human rights. As a youth in Germany during World War II, he was personally acquainted with the violence and human destruction that occurred.
The papal office confirmed that the next world Synod of Bishops would be convened in Rome on October 2-23, with the theme "The Eucharist, Source and Summit of the Life and Mission...
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