International
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Int'l Day of the African Child: 'The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow'
By Admin Webmaster 6/16/2023 8:40:04 PMThe International Day of the African Child is celebrated every year on June 16 with a theme based on the views of children collected from various consultations with children themselves. It was instituted in 1991 and aims to celebrate children of Africa and promote their rights, as well as encourage reflection and...
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Holy See: Advancing fraternal society with authentic dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 6/16/2023 3:57:34 PMThe Holy See highlights the importance of “interreligious and intercultural dialogue” as a necessity for our future during the “Forum for Building Bridges Between East and West” in New York.
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Pope underscores "dignity, solidarity, subsidiarity" at ILO summit
By Admin Webmaster 6/16/2023 6:41:20 AMAt the 2023 World of Work Summit hosted by the UN International Labour Organization, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, delivers the Pope's message in which he encourages everyone to set out a new path that supports principles of human dignity, solidarity, and subsidiarity in the world of work,...
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Pope: "A famine of fraternity" exists, we must say “no” to war
By Admin Webmaster 6/15/2023 8:24:04 AMArchbishop Gallagher reads Pope Francis' address to the United Nations Security Council meeting in New York. The Pope underscores that "peace is possible if it is truly desired," and that "peace is God’s dream for humanity." He warns against "resentful and aggressive nationalisms" and encourages the application of the UN Charter with "transparency and sincerity."
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ASEAN states to intensify efforts against transboundary haze
By Admin Webmaster 6/9/2023 8:24:44 PMFive Asean member states pledged to stay vigilant and intensify their haze preventive efforts amid growing concerns for worse transboundary haze during the dry season.
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World Food Safety Day: ‘Foodborne diseases entirely preventable’
By Admin Webmaster 6/8/2023 8:35:50 AMTwo United Nations (UN) agencies urge lawmakers and various sectors to establish national food safety systems on World Food Safety Day.
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Decrying war, Pope appeals for 'One Minute for Peace'
By Admin Webmaster 6/7/2023 4:20:44 PMPope Francis appeals for the ecumenical "One Minute for Peace" initiative, urging others to join in praying for an end to the wars devastating the world, especially in Ukraine.
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Over 700 million children face ‘double risk’ of poverty & climate crisis
By Admin Webmaster 6/5/2023 8:00:42 PMA third of the world’s child population faces the double risk of poverty and climate hazards, says Save the Children on World Environment Day.
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Nominations open for 2024 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity
By Admin Webmaster 6/2/2023 8:05:23 AMThe Higher Committee of Human Fraternity has opened nominations for the 2024 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity, to recognize those who work to promote human progress and peaceful coexistence.
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Gallagher: We have to keep the idea of a peace process alive
By Admin Webmaster 6/2/2023 8:03:03 AMIn an interview with Italian daily “La Stampa”, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, discusses the Holy See’s diplomatic efforts for peace in Ukraine, and its mission of fostering good relations between peoples and nations around the world.
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Pope, Brazil’s president hold phone call about peace in Ukraine, fight against poverty
By Admin Webmaster 6/1/2023 9:23:47 AMPope Francis speaks by phone with Brazilian President Lula da Silva to discuss their hopes for peace in Ukraine and efforts to combat poverty, with the President inviting the Pope to make a second visit to Brazil.
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City in Brazil's Amazon rain forest to host 2025 climate summit
By Admin Webmaster 5/28/2023 6:57:58 AMBrazil's government announced on Friday that the United Nations has confirmed the Amazonian city of Belem as the host of the COP30 climate change summit scheduled for November 2025.
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Pope: Peace will come when Russia and Ukraine are able to speak to each other
By Admin Webmaster 5/27/2023 6:48:59 PMIn an interview with Telemundo, Pope Francis addresses the issues of migration, abortion and celibacy, and explains that he always asks people to pray for him because when the faithful pray for their pastor "it is as if he wears a suit of armour".
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South Korea: Church to hold novena on 70th anniversary of Korean War
By Admin Webmaster 5/27/2023 6:39:23 PMSouth Korean Catholics will unite in a prayer novena to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War.
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UNICEF: Climate crisis disproportionately affects children in East Asia-Pacific
By Admin Webmaster 5/25/2023 7:55:21 PMChildren in East Asia and the Pacific are facing more environmentally-related hazards as extreme weather events in the region significantly increased over the past five decades, a UNICEF report reveals.
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Ecuador: the friar saving the forest
By Admin Webmaster 5/24/2023 8:12:45 AMIf a part of the Amazon is still intact with trees and its inherent biodiversity, credit is due to Giovanni Onore who 26 years ago created the Otonga Foundation with the aim of preserving the world's green “lung” and all the creatures it contains, including the children of indigenous people to whom scholarships are awarded through educational projects.
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Pope to G7: Forsake nuclear arms, lay foundations for peace
By Admin Webmaster 5/20/2023 8:15:27 PMIn a letter to the Bishop of Hiroshima where the G7 Summit is underway, Pope Francis appeals for an integral vision of global security and the pursuit of peace based on equality and solidarity.
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African Bishops urge G7 to cancel "unpayable" debt
By Admin Webmaster 5/19/2023 8:53:11 PMAs the G7 meets in Hiroshima, Japan, the bishops representing Caritas organizations of 23 African nations appeal the governments of the seven of the seven key industrial countries, to deliberate concrete measures to help Africa address food and climate crisis and ever-growing poverty.
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Cardinal Parolin: Europe cannot accept continued war of aggression in Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 5/18/2023 8:48:18 AMCardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin calls for the Council of Europe to take action and establish “a definitive and just peace in Ukraine”.
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Church leaders in Holy Land reiterate appeal for just peace
By Admin Webmaster 5/17/2023 8:13:13 AMIn a statement commemorating the Palestinian al-Nakba, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem reiterate their call to strive for a permanent and just peace in the Holy Land based on international legitimacy, and for the respect of holy sites.
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European governments defend Iraq’s Patriarch Sako
By Admin Webmaster 5/16/2023 8:02:36 AMRepresentatives from eleven European countries affirm their support for Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, the head of Iraq’s Chaldean Church, amid a social media campaign against him.
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King Charles III formally crowned in London's Westminster Abbey
By Admin Webmaster 5/7/2023 6:53:48 AMBritain’s new monarch King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla are crowned on Saturday at Westminster Abbey in a religious ceremony rich with ancient traditions and pageantry. Aged 74, Charles is the oldest British monarch ever to be crowned having ascended to the throne upon the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II in September last year.
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UK Ambassador to Holy See foresees excellent relations under King Charles III
By Admin Webmaster 5/5/2023 5:02:54 PMChristopher Trott, His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Holy See, highlights several new elements of the Coronation, and expresses confidence for a continued fruitful and warm relationship between the British government and the Vatican under the new King.
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Cardinal Parolin to represent Pope Francis at Coronation
By Admin Webmaster 5/4/2023 8:30:59 PMThe Vatican Secretary of State will represent Pope Francis at the Coronation of King Charles III on 6 May 2023.
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Cardinal Parolin: Kyiv and Moscow informed of Holy See's peace mission
By Admin Webmaster 5/4/2023 8:25:16 PMOn the sidelines of a book presentation, the Cardinal Secretary of State expresses “surprise” at the words of Russian and Ukrainian officials who said they were unaware of the Vatican peace initiative the Pope mentioned during his flight back from Budapest.
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Archbishop Gallagher: Wars end only through diplomacy and reconciliation
By Admin Webmaster 4/26/2023 7:49:52 AMAt a conference on Vatican diplomacy in Liechtenstein, the Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations points to the current crisis of the multilateral system, and calls on the international community to recover the 'Spirit of Helsinki' and uphold the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Sandinista crackdown on Catholic Church continues
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2023 8:20:25 AMAs anti-Catholic persecution goes on in Nicaragua, U.S. bishops reaffirm their solidarity with the Nicaraguan Church and call on the international community to continue to work for the restoration of peace in the Latin American country.
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Earth Day: Reaching every corner of the globe for a brighter future
By Admin Webmaster 4/22/2023 5:35:39 PMThe President of the Earth Day Network speaks of the importance of the Day, for all members of society, and about how a true education on the matter could help to bring people out of poverty and into a green economy.
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Nicaragua: Two Costa Rican nuns expelled
By Admin Webmaster 4/14/2023 9:25:47 PMTwo nuns of the Dominican Congregation of the Annunciation are the latest of a long list of Catholic religious to be expelled from Nicaragua.
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Israel seeks to limit Orthodox Easter celebrations in Jerusalem
By Admin Webmaster 4/14/2023 7:47:51 AMChurch leaders in Jerusalem express anger at a decision by Israeli police to limit the number of worshippers in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during Orthodox Easter ceremonies on Saturday.