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What's behind the Vatican chief diplomat's change of tune?

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Ed. Condon
Jul 27, 2022
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Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher in Kyiv, May 20, 2022. Credit: Alamy

In Vatican diplomacy, balancing the prophetic witness of the faith, the internal relationships of the local Church, and the realities of statecraft is a challenge. 

Vatican diplomats often have to walk a fine line in what they say publicly, none more so than the Secretariat of State’s …

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