Italian, Vatican officials meet to discuss Italy's future
February 19, 2014
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Vatican officials met with Italian government representatives on February 18, in an annual session marking the 85th anniversary of the Lateran accords, which established the status of the Vatican city-state within Italy.
"We talked mainly of the country, its problems, its various potentials," reported Archbishop Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State. Asked whether he was optimistic that a new Italian government led by the incoming prime minister, Matteo Renzi, will bring positive change to Italy, the archbishop replied: “A Christian must always be optimistic.”
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