Below is the Vatican-provided text of Pope Francis to Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on the 40th anniversary of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE), the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the European Union, and the 50th anniversary of the presence of the Holy See as Permanent Observer at the Council of Europe. The text was published today, Oct. 27, by the Holy See Press Office in various languages:
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LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS