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Parolin: I would tell Trump and Israel to stop this as soon as possible, the risk of escalation is on us

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If he were to face US President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin would tell him to "end it as soon as possible, because the danger of escalation is really upon us. I say we leave Lebanon alone...".The same message, the cardinal says, should also be addressed "to the Israelis" to really try to "solve the problems that may exist or are believed to exist, through peaceful diplomacy and dialogue."

The cardinal shared his thoughts on the international scene by answering questions from reporters in the Chamber of Deputies next to Leo XIV's presentation.Who am I to say?I am the son of Saint Augustine, a book published by Cantagalli and signed by Vatican expert Ignazio Ingrao and Augustinian Father Giuseppe Pagano.

Working with Papa Leo

Asked by reporters what it was like working with the first American pope, the cardinal told reporters: "It was very easy, he described it. We had good conversations, we had good exchanges. He listens well, and we have a good relationship." The secretary of state's speech from the lecture also focused on the pope's listening skills and was moderated by Nicole Winfield, Vatican correspondent for The Associated Press, and former St. Augustine commissioner.He was joined by Father Joseph L. Farrell, who was a general.Pierreferdinand Casini, President of the Italian Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Elena Beccari, President of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart.

Peace without arms and without arms

“Listening is a very important ecclesiastical act, and for the Pope to listen is a great lesson for everyone, both inside and outside the Church,” Parolin said, noting three different but connected “basic points” that help draw a profile of the office and person of Peter’s 267th successor.First of all, “disarmament and peace”, which “penetrates” the appeal expressed by the newly elected Pope in the Villa Blessed on May 8, 2025.It is a formula that "continues to reason with calm, firm arguments every Sunday with the invitation to lay down your arms and follow a logic other than that of profit and power."

With this yearning for peace, Leo is in line with all the Popes of the last century, noted Cardinal Barolin: Benedict Today, in this "planetary disorder that is dramatic every day" while military spending increases, the "irrationality" of relations between people based on fear and tyranny is mentioned.

Commitment to unity

"The unity of the Church", he highlighted the second point.Today, the foreign minister commented, "There are many reasons that lead to the division of the clergy. On the one hand, those who threaten tradition in the name of clarity and lead the world's logic, and on the other hand, those who deny any growth in the name of tradition, oppose the Church that burdens the world. To maintain harmony at all levels, the Pope has shown that he listens patiently to the reasons of all.

And it was this issue that introduced the third thing, that is, the "Pope's style".The synod-based style that Pope Francis presented as the "face" of the sacrament in the Church.The former Cardinal Provost, recalled Parolin, attended two meetings of the Synod on Synodality and gave his contribution to the "Church of Listening".Now, on the throne of Peter, "he shows that he takes the issue of synodality as a way of government. He does not hide the fact that he chooses decisions" This is shown by the consistory and the members of the college of cardinals last January or another consistory planned for June, with "a request to the cardinals to show how the synodals in his office can help his government"."This is not a weakness of principalities," explained the Secretary of State: "Inclusion, getting people to participate, is a sign of the government's understanding in the name of service and not power."

And a word from Cardinal Parolin about "Pope Leo's disarmament style": "It is always measured by tone and content in an age when the cause is those who shout loudly and often without proving their statements."Another, he added, wanted to compare this style with the style of Pope Francis, direct, strong, very sharp.But if we look at the way the Church has taken since the Second Vatican Council until now, no Pope has conducted the service in the same way.

Attack Rama Farrell

Father Farrell's speech was detailed and filled with personal memories resulting from closeness and long acquaintance. He wanted to emphasize the rich past of Robert Francis Prevost: "His experience as a missionary, provincial superior, general, bishop, cardinal and now also pope allows us to see how God worked in him and through him," he said.“It is a reality that deserves our personal and communal reflection.”

The Prior of Augustinians assured those present, "We still have a lot to learn from Robert Prevost, Archbishop Leo. According to his lifestyle and leadership, we will have many opportunities to see him grow in the responsibilities he has been given. As we have heard before and as we have heard and repeated on several occasions, he is a methodical person, like a good mathematician: first he listens, then he examines others deeply, and then the subject.He probes deeply or examines the matter.Invitation, "Let the Pope continue to pray," "more than we ask him to pray for us."

Peace and education

In his speech, Cassini wanted to highlight the connection between Leo.For his part, Becaly focuses on the theme of education in Pope Leo's magisterium: not "a simple transmission of technical knowledge", but a "spiritual formation process" that finds "deep roots in the thought of St. Augustine".In fact the Bishop of Hippo was convinced that "every work of knowledge is, in the end, a path to truth."And even Leo XIV.

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