They are all "social", the issues that were dealt with in the Italy-Holy See bilateral summit, at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See, according to what has been learned.
Healthcare, migrant trafficking, poverty, gambling addiction and the elderly were at the center of the talks between the government and the Vatican and CEI institutions.
The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella and the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, are seated side by side in the hall of honor of the Italian Embassy to the Holy See, on the occasion of the event celebrating the anniversary of the Lateran Pacts and of the Agreement to amend the Concordat.
Behind them, the flags of the President of the Republic, the Holy See, Italy and the European Union.
On the right side, for the Italian delegation,
the president of the Senate Ignazio La Russa, that Chamber Lorenzo Fontana, the president of the Constitutional Court Silvana Sciarra, the vice premier and foreign minister Antonio Tajani sit.
On the left side of the hall, for the Vatican delegation, sit the president of the Italian Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, the substitute for General Affairs, Monsignor Edgar Pena Parra, the secretary for Relations with States, Monsignor Paul Richard Gallagher.
Other ministers present at the event, in addition to the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council Alfredo Mantovano, are those of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi, of Economy Giancarlo Giorgetti, of Labor Maria Elvira Calderone and of the Eugenia Roccella Family.
the president of the Constitutional Court Silvana Sciarra, the deputy prime minister and foreign minister Antonio Tajani.
On the left side of the hall, for the Vatican delegation, sit the president of the Italian Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, the substitute for General Affairs, Monsignor Edgar Pena Parra, the secretary for Relations with States, Monsignor Paul Richard Gallagher.
Other ministers present at the event, in addition to the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council Alfredo Mantovano, are those of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi, of Economy Giancarlo Giorgetti, of Labor Maria Elvira Calderone and of the Eugenia Roccella Family.
the president of the Constitutional Court Silvana Sciarra, the deputy prime minister and foreign minister Antonio Tajani.
On the left side of the hall, for the Vatican delegation, sit the president of the Italian Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, the substitute for General Affairs, Monsignor Edgar Pena Parra, the secretary for Relations with States, Monsignor Paul Richard Gallagher.
Other ministers present at the event, in addition to the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council Alfredo Mantovano, are those of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi, of Economy Giancarlo Giorgetti, of Labor Maria Elvira Calderone and of the Eugenia Roccella Family.
the president of the Italian Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, the substitute for General Affairs, Monsignor Edgar Pena Parra, the secretary for Relations with States, Monsignor Paul Richard Gallagher are sitting.
Other ministers present at the event, in addition to the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council Alfredo Mantovano, are those of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi, of Economy Giancarlo Giorgetti, of Labor Maria Elvira Calderone and of the Eugenia Roccella Family.
the president of the Italian Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, the substitute for General Affairs, Monsignor Edgar Pena Parra, the secretary for Relations with States, Monsignor Paul Richard Gallagher are sitting.
Other ministers present at the event, in addition to the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council Alfredo Mantovano, are those of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi, of Economy Giancarlo Giorgetti, of Labor Maria Elvira Calderone and of the Eugenia Roccella Family.
"We haven't talked about the issue of the electoral result - said
Parolin
- nor have we mentioned the question of
abstention
", however "there is no doubt that it is
a disaffection that raises many questions, especially regarding young people, and which appears precisely as a call to politics
".
"On the family, we have agreed that there is a willingness to prepare structural measures to strengthen the family and its role also in society, also linked to the issue of falling birth rates. We have not entered into specific issues in general but have remained on the general ones" .
"On
Migrants
- he added - the need was indicated on our part to identify paths for the regularization of migratory flows". "The talks went well, there was a serene climate.
We also recorded the coincidence on some topics and the willingness to listen". "We discussed the Jubilee question - he said -, of collaboration in the preparation.
We are also already a little late.
Then there was a part dedicated to issues closest to the Italian Church, such as the family, poverty, school and then above all with the President of the Republic we touched on more international issues, including the conflict in Ukraine.
Noting the difficulty of reaching a ceasefire, of putting an end to the fighting.
And especially taking into account the
"Very positive meeting - said Antonio Tajani, deputy prime minister and foreign minister - which strengthened if possible the ties between the State and the Vatican City and the Italian Republic. We addressed - he continued - many issues of international politics, rights human rights, the sufferings of the Syrian and Turkish peoples, of the Italian problems too, of equal education, of many issues that also concern social policy, the third sector, welfare".
"A comparison - he added - that is very, very positive. I believe that a common path can be followed on many issues. Also on foreign policy we discussed peace, the situation in Africa, in the Balkans, the humanitarian aid we are bringing, the Christian minorities in the world where there
it is also a strong commitment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
So a very positive meeting.
And then the presence of President Mattarella reinforced the confrontation and therefore I would say that it was a positive day". "We all want peace.
It's not easy, but to obtain peace we need to prevent the defeat of Ukraine.
Supporting Ukraine means going in the direction of peace". "Many things can be done", he added. "Let's think, for example, of creating a free zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant so that there is no risk of a nuclear disaster.
There, Russians and Ukrainians could sit around a table, under the aegis of the United Nations, the agency that is in charge of precisely this.
How we must continue to work because the green corridors,