Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations

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In the context of the 40th anniversary of the Holy See’s Permanent Observer Mission to the UN, on 1 July 2004, the General Assembly adopted a Resolution, by acclamation, confirming and strengthening the rights of the Holy See as a Permanent Observer in the UN. The Holy See now enjoys, among other things, the right to participate in the general debate of the General Assembly; the right of reply; the right to have its communications issued and circulated directly as official documents of the Assembly; and the right to co-sponsor draft resolutions and decisions that make reference to the Holy See.

On 17 July 2010, the Holy Father appointed a new Permanent Representative to the United Nations: H.E. Archbishop Francis A. Chullikatt, until then Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan and Iraq (pictured at left). Archbishop Cullikattt succeeds Archbishop Celestino Migliore, who was nominated Apostolic Nuncio to Poland in June 2010.

The Holy See

Secretariat of State of the Holy See

General Overview on the Holy See and Vatican City State

Bilateral and Multilateral Relations
of the Holy See

Holy Father's 2010 World Day of Peace Message of 1 January 2010

Holy Father’s 2010 Address to the Diplomatic Corps

Statements from the Secretariat of State of the Holy See

Most Recent Actions/Interventions of the Holy See at the U.N.

Words That Matter: one volume collection of speeches by representatives of the Holy See to international institutions between 1970 and 2000 Order Today-$29.95

Pope John Paul II and the Challenges of Papal Diplomacy: Anthology (1978-2003) edited by André Dupuy, is a compendium of the Holy Father’s statements on diplomacy, culled from over 25 years of his pontificate. Order Today-$29.95

The Social Agenda: A Collection of Magisterial Texts on social justice issues

Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church

Information for Media/News Services

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