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Ken Hackett, former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, said he was advised early on that diplomacy with the Vatican was about relationships, not transactions. So, naturally, Hackett's book, "The Vatican Code: American Diplomacy in the Time of Francis," is heavily focused on relationships formed during his term in Rome, from October 2013 to January 2017.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Ken Hackett, former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, said he was advised early on that diplomacy with the Vatican was about relationships, not transactions. You have no oil to sell, no rockets, no guns, no grass seed. You are not selling anything, he said. Instead, you must develop workable relationships with the many people in the Curia and elsewhere, in order to really find out whats going on and to be able to do your job. So, naturally, Hacketts book, The Vatican

Pope updates Vatican legal code Convicts who see error of ways get terms cut 16 Febbraio 2021 VATICAN CITY, FEB 16 - Pope Francis on Tuesday updated the Vatican legal code. Francis motu proprio Recante modifiche in materia di giustizia ("Introducing modifications in the area of justice"), published on Tuesday, provides for reduction of sentences, the possibility of agreeing on a programme of community service and voluntary work, and suspension of trials in cases of legitimate impediment on the ...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis’ motu proprio Recante modifiche in materia di giustizia (“Introducing modifications in the area of justice”), published on Tuesday, provides for reduction of sentences, the possibility of agreeing on a programme of community service and voluntary work, and suspension of trials in cases of legitimate impediment on the part of the defendant. The new regulations update the criminal justice system of Vatican state and remodels norms in order to respond to the needs...