Vatican diplomatic relations - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 11 Feb 2024 20:56:33 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Vatican diplomatic relations - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Archbishop Zalewski hints at full diplomatic ties with Vietnam https://cathnews.co.nz/2024/02/12/archbishop-zalewski-hints-at-full-diplomatic-ties-with-vietnam/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 04:51:52 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=167581 The Vatican's first resident envoy to Vietnam has hinted at the possibility of full diplomatic ties between the Holy See and the communist nation in Southeast Asia. "One day, we could have full diplomatic relations with Vietnam. This will be a great achievement," Archbishop Marek Zalewski said in an interview on Feb 8. The Polish-born Read more

Archbishop Zalewski hints at full diplomatic ties with Vietnam... Read more]]> The Vatican's first resident envoy to Vietnam has hinted at the possibility of full diplomatic ties between the Holy See and the communist nation in Southeast Asia.

"One day, we could have full diplomatic relations with Vietnam. This will be a great achievement," Archbishop Marek Zalewski said in an interview on Feb 8.

The Polish-born prelate was appointed by Pope Francis on Dec 23 last year as a resident pontifical representative, nearly half a century after Vietnam severed ties with the Vatican following the communist takeover in 1975.

"Now I have in Hanoi my residence and office. This gives me not only joy but also hope for a better future for my office here for working with the Catholic bishops for the good of the church in Vietnam," Archbishop Zalewski said in the interview published on the website of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam.

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