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EESC President Séamus Boland meets Pope Leo XIV to address poverty and other critical issues
10 Jan 2026 22:42 GMT
… with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican today. The … vulnerable groups across Europe.
“The European Union is one of the wealthiest … protect the most marginalised. The EU must listen, and we … Boland expressed strong alignment with Pope Leo’s call for …
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Irish president of EESC discusses poverty with Pope Leo
10 Jan 2026 16:44 GMT
… (EESC), met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican earlier today.
In … groups across Europe.
"The European Union is one of the wealthiest … protecting the most marginalised. The EU must listen, and we … and farming groups in shaping EU legislation.
The body assesses …
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Poverty, AI and migration discussed as Séamus Boland has ‘extraordinary honour’ of audience with Pope Leo XIV
10 Jan 2026 16:03 GMT
… in the shaping of EU policy.
Mr Boland told … have called for the EU to declare an emergency … Vatican. Photo: © Vatican Media
“If current governments, whether governments of the EU … meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. Photo: © Vatican Media
During …
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Offaly's Seamus Boland - EESC President – meets Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican
10 Jan 2026 14:26 GMT
… with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Saturday morning … groups across Europe.
'The European Union is one of the wealthiest … protect the most marginalized. The EU must listen, and we all … 'We wholeheartedly concur with Pope Leo's call for …
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Pope Leo Criticizes “Orwellian” Western Restrictions on Free Speech
10 Jan 2026 14:40 GMT
… from the Benediction Hall, Pope Leo XIV offered his most … of genuine peace, the Pope directed pointed criticism at international … .
Quoting St. Augustine, the Pope emphasized a universal human desire … mentioning it, he criticized the EU’s attempt at financing ‘ …
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Boland (EESC) in audience with the Pope: Combating poverty and the housing emergency are EU priorities
10 Jan 2026 14:09 GMT
… Social Committee (EESC), the EU body representing organised civil society … Vatican, where he was received this morning in audience by Pope … emergency. “We are grateful to Pope Leo – Boland says afther … the housing emergency across the EU, aiming to build or …
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With How Many Countries Does the Vatican Have Diplomatic Relations? These Are the Figures for 2025
10 Jan 2026 06:40 GMT
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 01.09.2026).- … Rome, including those of the European Union and the Sovereign Military Order … November 12, 2024 and in Vatican City on December 23, 2024 … Forces, concluded in Rome and Vatican City on February 13, 2018 …
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Vatican laments “War in Vogue”
09 Jan 2026 19:05 GMT
Brussels 09.01.2026 Pope Leo delivered his first annual … the World” address to Vatican-accredited envoys from 184 countries … .
This morning in the Vatican the #diplomaticcorps accredited to … most significant moments in the Vatican’s diplomatic calendar.
Often …
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Pope tells gathered diplomats of his concern about growing resort to military force
09 Jan 2026 17:06 GMT
… population”.
He also reiterated Vatican support for a “two … a significant innovation, the Vatican has confirmed that similar discussion … as well as the European Union and Sovereign Military Order of … States.
The Pope said that the Vatican had maintained a …
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Bulgaria becomes first EU State to introduce new Christian emblem coins
09 Jan 2026 09:53 GMT
… European Parliament in line with EU convergence last July.
This … , it makes Bulgaria the EU’s third predominantly Orthodox country … .
Other places like the Vatican have coins carrying portraits of … Ursula von der Leyen, the EU Commission’s president, believes …