International
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India: Religious leaders gather in solidarity with persecuted Christians
By Admin Webmaster 1/14/2023 6:29:14 PMThe Archdiocese of Delhi hosts an encounter of around 300 religious leaders to show solidarity with Christians in India who are currently being asked to renounce their faith or leave their homes.
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Christian cemetery vandalized in Jerusalem
By Admin Webmaster 1/5/2023 8:13:09 AMAnglican Archbishop Hosam Naoum of Jerusalem decries the destruction of several gravestone in Anglican-owned cemetery on Mount Zion, saying it is a “clear hate crime” against Christians. The incident is recorded in a video shared on social media and has been reported to the police.
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Ukrainian women meet Pope, ask for liberation of prisoners-of-war
By Admin Webmaster 12/30/2022 9:24:56 AMA group of mothers, wives, sisters, daughters and aunts of Ukrainian prisoners-of-war hand Pope Francis a traditional embroidered blanket, advocating for the protection and return of their loved ones.
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Pope: Amid the scandal of war, trust in God and humanity
By Admin Webmaster 12/28/2022 8:09:39 AMPope Francis sends a message to young people gathered in the German town of Rostock for the 45th Taizé European meeting.
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Nuncio to Ukraine: ‘May it be a Christmas without missiles’
By Admin Webmaster 12/25/2022 10:41:40 AMArchbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, expresses his hopes that Ukrainians may celebrate Christmas in peace without the looming destruction of Russian missiles.
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US faith leaders call for a Christmas truce in Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 12/23/2022 8:04:41 AMInspired by Pope Benedict XV's call for a Christmas ceasefire in 1914, over 1,000 petitioners are advocating for a temporary armistice and negotiations for permanent peace in Ukraine.
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Caritas Europa: People are struggling to cover their basic needs
By Admin Webmaster 12/22/2022 8:04:01 AM“Single parents, migrants and refugees are the most affected by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis,” affirms Maria Nyman, Secretary General of the Catholic relief organization, analysing the findings of a just-released survey scanning 18 European countries.
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India: report proves that evidence against Fr. Swamy was false
By Admin Webmaster 12/18/2022 6:44:30 AMA new investigation conducted by Boston-based “Arsenal Consulting” has concluded that Fr. Stan’s computer was hackered. The Indian Jesuit and social activist died in custody in 2021 after been unjustlly arrested in 2020 on charges of sedition.
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Italian university honours English economist focusing on climate change
By Admin Webmaster 12/17/2022 6:25:22 PMItaly's Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan awards an honorary degree to Lord Nicholas Herbert Stern, a professor at The London School of Economics and Political Science, for his pioneering research on the economics of action on climate change.
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‘Kordon’ docufilm to be shown in cities bordering Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 12/15/2022 8:00:57 AMThe documentary “Kordon”, which highlights the stories of women helping Ukrainian refugees, will be shown in regions and cities bordering Ukraine that have played a vital role in helping those fleeing conflict.
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Exuberant celebrations for Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico
By Admin Webmaster 12/14/2022 9:26:21 AMAs parties and fireworks for the feast continue long into the night in Mexico City, Pope Francis reminds Catholics of the indigenous origins of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Major Archbishop Sviatoslav: The war will not stop Christmas
By Admin Webmaster 12/14/2022 8:53:23 AMMajor Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church reviews the past the past ten months, from fire coming down from the sky, to the kitchen being built under his house to provide hot meals for people without electricity.
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Cardinal Parolin: Europe must recover the "Spirit of Helsinki"
By Admin Webmaster 12/14/2022 8:49:57 AMCardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks at a Conference hosted by the Italian Embassy to the Holy See in Rome about the need to find new diplomatic ways to end the war in Ukraine by drawing inspiration from the historic “Helsinki Conference” in the 1970s during the Cold War.
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Cardinal Hollerich: 'War in Ukraine a wound to soul and heart of Europe'
By Admin Webmaster 12/13/2022 8:38:14 AMCardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, President of the Commission of the Bishops‘ Conferences of the European Union, reflects on some of the main challenges of his five-year mandate that is coming to an end and reiterates the bishops‘ plea for peace between Russia and Ukraine.
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Côte d’Ivoire: Stakeholders of Catholic education encouraged to rediscover their mission
By Admin Webmaster 12/13/2022 8:29:26 AM“Education in Côte d’Ivoire at the service of evangelisation and integral human development” is the theme of a pilgrimage organised recently for Catholic education stakeholders.
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Ukraine’s foreign minister: Pope’s tears and words mean a lot to us
By Admin Webmaster 12/12/2022 9:59:05 AMFollowing Pope Francis’ unexpected tears as he prayed for Ukraine, the country’s Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, tells Vatican News that the Pope offers a much-needed symbol of spiritual support and says the time for peace talks with Russia has not yet arrived.
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Holy See: migrants are not just numbers
By Admin Webmaster 12/3/2022 5:47:10 PMDuring the 113th session of Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Geneva, the Representation of the Holy See urges the International Community to address the root causes of migration, and to see migration not only as a challenge, but also as an opportunity.
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Pope to Leaders pour la Paix: War is a sign of weakness
By Admin Webmaster 12/3/2022 5:43:51 PMAddressing members of the NGO “Leaders pour la Paix”, Pope Francis stresses that using weapons to solve conflicts is a sign of weakness and fragility, and emphasizes the crucial importance of education for peace building.
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Wickremesinghe to kickstart talks over Tamil autonomy
By Admin Webmaster 11/30/2022 9:27:09 AMThe Tamil National Alliance is ready to cooperate
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Russian children left without medicine
By Admin Webmaster 11/30/2022 9:18:30 AMThe war not only causes extermination and destruction on Ukrainian soil, but also suffocates the lives of the weakest and most fragile in Russia.
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COMECE welcomes EU plan to support the social economy
By Admin Webmaster 11/30/2022 8:38:10 AMThe Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) releases its contribution to the EU Consultation on defining the framework conditions of the social economy. The Bishops’ document presents a series of proposals based on the Catholic Social Teaching to realize the full potential of the social economy...
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Sustaining the World, One Dry Leaf at a Time!
By Admin Webmaster 11/30/2022 8:32:48 AMSunbird Straws is an example of sustainability in its simplicity. An India-based startup founded by a university professor, run by a student team and employing rural women, produces the world's first premium multi-layered drinking straws made from naturally dried coconut leaves.
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A Philippine university aims to be greenest in the country
By Admin Webmaster 11/30/2022 8:28:16 AMExperts at home and abroad laud De La Salle University in Dasmariñas City, Cavite, Philippines, for its sustainability and environmental policies. We look at what has been hailed as the greenest university in the Philippines for the ninth time in a row by Universitas Indonesia GreenMetric World University Rankings.
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Holy See: regret for installation ceremony of Bishop in China
By Admin Webmaster 11/26/2022 10:19:56 PMIn a press statement the Vatican notes with "surprise and regret" the installation of the Auxiliary Bishop of Jiangxi, a diocese not currently recognized by the Holy See.
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Cardinal Zen fined over fund defending protesters in Hong Kong
By Admin Webmaster 11/25/2022 11:14:03 PMThe 90-year-old Salesian Cardinal was fined after a court in Hong Kong found him guilty of failing to register the now-dissolved 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund to help pro-democracy activists. He was first arrested in May on charges of colluding with foreign forces.
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A woman’s promise to her grandmother becomes a UN World Day
By Admin Webmaster 11/25/2022 11:09:18 PMHow the joint efforts of so many people throughout the world will bring hope and healing for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse around the globe.
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An intergenerational encounter: a big-bang of ideas and projects for our Common Home
By Admin Webmaster 11/24/2022 8:48:16 AMIt was a unique opportunity for discussion and exchanging ideas to find holistic strategies against climate change and to build a sustainable future: the fifth 'Laudato si' Reflection Day' energized Catholic organizations, environmental movements, young people and adults to join forces to protect Creation.
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New ACN report says persecution of Christians still rising
By Admin Webmaster 11/22/2022 8:41:13 AMAccording to the latest report issued by Aid to the Church in Need UK for its annual Red Week, over the past two years oppression or persecution of Christians has increased in 75 per cent of the countries surveyed.
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COP27, Guterres: There is still no answer to the climate crisis
By Admin Webmaster 11/22/2022 8:31:23 AMThe UN Climate Change Conference receives criticism for a document that fails to agree on CO2 emission reductions.
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Cardinal Czerny: More help necessary for small-scale fisheries
By Admin Webmaster 11/22/2022 8:11:12 AMOn World Fisheries Day, the head of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development says that the industry’s “endemic problems” especially affect small-scale fishers, and calls for “individual and collective conversion.”