International
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For Africans, the climate change crisis is a lived reality, says Cardinal Ambongo
By Admin Webmaster 10/19/2022 5:50:25 AMVarious faith-based and civil society organisations, primarily in Africa, have teamed up with Africa’s Catholic Bishops to demand climate justice for the continent ahead of Cop27.
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Holy See to host high-level conference on combatting hunger
By Admin Webmaster 10/19/2022 5:40:51 AMThe Holy See's envoy to UN agencies in Rome is teaming up with NGOs and Rome-based universities to host a day-of-study on the issue of hunger and the climate crisis, which will see high-level participation later this month.
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Vatican returns three ancient mummies to Peru
By Admin Webmaster 10/18/2022 8:43:08 AMAs Pope Francis meets with Peru's Minister of Foreign Affairs, César Landa Arroyo, the Vatican signs an agreement to repatriate three Peruvian mummies dating from pre-Hispanic civilizations.
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Pope Francis: ‘War must end or world risks nuclear catastrophe’
By Admin Webmaster 10/17/2022 10:07:26 AMPope Francis anticipates the release of his new book “I Ask You in the Name of God. Ten Prayers for a Future of Hope”, and launches an impassioned plea for nations to set aside war and the threat of nuclear destruction.
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Hungary calls for more support for persecuted Christians
By Admin Webmaster 10/16/2022 7:14:38 AMHungary says persecuted Christians need to receive more support, in comments made at an international conference in Slovakia on the protection of religious freedom.
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UN warns of starvation catastrophe in Haiti
By Admin Webmaster 10/15/2022 6:06:40 PMThe United Nations is warning about the imminent danger of starvation in an enclave of Haiti’s Capital, which is under the thumb of street gangs, who control it with an iron fist.
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EU Bishops appeal for peace in Ukraine and for unity in Europe
By Admin Webmaster 10/15/2022 6:03:37 PMEuropean Bishops issue a strong appeal to Russia to immediately suspend hostilities against Ukraine, and urge all parties to work towards a solution to the conflict.
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Kordon: a docufilm on the courage of women, an appeal to become peacemakers
By Admin Webmaster 10/14/2022 9:14:18 PM"Kordon", a docufilm produced by Vatican Media and Tenderstories is presented at the 2022 Rome International Film Festival.
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EBU Summit: War puts European media to the test
By Admin Webmaster 10/14/2022 9:09:39 PMThe European Broadcasting Union, which brings together Europe’s public service media, holds its 17th News Assembly in Geneva. The war in Ukraine, the climate crisis, and the challenges to traditional information posed by social media were among the important themes discussed among European radio and TV journalists.
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Holy See echoes Pope‘s plea to end madness of war and ban nuclear arms
By Admin Webmaster 10/14/2022 8:34:30 AMThe Holy See‘s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in New York issues an urgent plea for a ceasefire in Ukraine and calls for disarmament and the banning of nuclear weapons.
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Cardinal Czerny: 'School of the peripheries' enriches theology
By Admin Webmaster 10/13/2022 9:15:18 AMAt a one-day meeting on "Doing Theology from the Existential Peripheries," Cardinal Michael Czerny gives the opening address on how theology is helped when we sometimes leave the "lecture halls and books" and "go to the school of the peripheries", in order to listen and reflect on how to live our faith and carry out our mission.
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Pope: 'Hurricane of violence' in Ukraine must cease
By Admin Webmaster 10/13/2022 9:02:17 AMIn latest appeal for Ukraine, Pope Francis prays for those who have suffered this week in Russia's heaviest bombardments since the start of the war, and urges leaders of nations to put aside war and embrace peaceful coexistence in justice.
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Church leaders urge British PM not to move embassy to Jerusalem
By Admin Webmaster 10/13/2022 8:56:45 AMThe Council of the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem, alongside Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, say the move to relocate the UK Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would hinder any possibility of lasting peace in the region.
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Parolin: A truce in Ukraine is “not only feasible, but urgent”
By Admin Webmaster 10/13/2022 8:46:15 AMIn an interview with Italian weekly “Famiglia cristiana,” Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin says first and foremost, weapons must be silenced and if partisan interests prevail, “we are destined to have no future.”
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Caritas Ukraine appeals for prayers for peace
By Admin Webmaster 10/13/2022 8:41:19 AMAfter the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on 24 February last, Caritas Ukraine was one of the first to provide assistance to people affected by the war. It continues to do so in these days of intensified bombardments and fear.
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Nuncio to Ukraine: 'We are used to war, but we must pray for peace'
By Admin Webmaster 10/12/2022 10:37:17 AMAs Russia steps up strikes on Ukrainian cities, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, discusses the situation on the ground, and the importance of the Church's response to the crisis.
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Religious leaders advocate debt relief for Africa ahead of G20
By Admin Webmaster 10/12/2022 10:32:18 AMAfrican faith leaders have called on world leaders and African finance leaders to promote initiatives that help Africa emerge from its debt crises, while appealing for the removal of unpayable debt which sinks countries in the continent into further poverty.
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Secretariat of Synod sends message for Vatican II anniversary
By Admin Webmaster 10/11/2022 10:16:47 AMSixty years on from the opening of the Second Vatican Council, the General Secretariat of the Synod says the anniversary is a moment of “particular grace” for the Synod and the Church.
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Pope to Belgian youth: 'Be creative and ambassadors of peace'
By Admin Webmaster 10/11/2022 10:03:15 AMMeeting 300 young people from Belgium, Pope Francis encourages them to live out their faith with creativity in the face of difficulties and crises, and says the Church needs their enthusiasm to build a world imbued with the values of fraternity, peace, and reconciliation.
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Pope to Scalabrinian missionaries: To be inclusive we must be creative
By Admin Webmaster 10/11/2022 9:47:31 AMPope Francis meets with Scalabrinian missionaries who travelled to Rome for the canonization of their Founder, and urges them to promote a message of humanity and encounter, while never hesitating to be creative.
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Holy See to UNHCR: Refugees and migrants need nations to share solutions
By Admin Webmaster 10/11/2022 9:31:20 AMAddressing the 73rd Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner's Programme for Refugees in Geneva, the Holy See renews the Church's commitment to assist migrants and displaced persons.
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Ukraine: Caritas continues to offer aid, despite constant risks
By Admin Webmaster 10/11/2022 9:15:19 AMMila Leonova, communications officer of Caritas Donetsk, urges people to pray for an end to the war in Ukraine, as Russia bombs several western Ukrainian cities, and says Caritas has not stopped helping people even as other aid agencies have halted operations.
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The GSF project promotes the autonomy of migrants in Colombia
By Admin Webmaster 10/9/2022 6:41:36 AMVarious religious congregations, such as the Scalabrinians, the Sisters of Divine Will and the Sister Adorers, are part of a “Hub for social innovation”, promoted by the Global Solidarity Fund.
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Archbishop Gallagher: 'War is not worthy of the human person'
By Admin Webmaster 10/9/2022 6:41:12 AMSpeaking at a reception hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Rome for the occasion of the National Foundation Day, the Secretary for Relations with States and the International Organizations reaffirms that wars do not solve problems, which are always best addressed through diplomacy.
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Holy See: Joint efforts needed in fight against human trafficking
By Admin Webmaster 10/7/2022 5:02:29 PMMonsignor Janusz Urbańczyk, the Holy See’s Permanent Representative to the OSCE, encourages common efforts in the fight against human trafficking, highlighting that women and girls are most vulnerable, particularly in situations of conflict and humanitarian crises.
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Vatican Museums' visitor throws two busts to the ground
By Admin Webmaster 10/7/2022 8:37:01 AMTwo ancient busts of the Chiaramonti Gallery suffer slight damage after they were thrown down early Wednesday afternoon by an American tourist visiting the Vatican Museums, and were immediately brought into the restoration laboratories of the pontifical galleries.
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Vatican unveils new documentary on climate change
By Admin Webmaster 10/5/2022 8:34:18 AMA new documentary “on humanity’s power to stop the ecological crisis” facing the world is presented at a press conference at the Vatican on Tuesday. The film “The Letter,” says Cardinal Michael Czerny, “is a clarion cry to people everywhere: we have to act together, we have to do it now.”
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Vatican presents accession to UN and Paris Climate Agreements
By Admin Webmaster 10/5/2022 8:27:41 AMThe Holy See deposits its instrument of accession to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention, and the Paris Agreement signed in 2015, to the United Nations Secretariat, and holds an event in the Vatican to celebrate the occasion.
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UNESCO's Stefania Giannini: No true development without education
By Admin Webmaster 10/5/2022 8:10:04 AMAhead of World Teachers' Day on 5 October, UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Education speaks to Vatican Media about the role of schools in promoting integral human development.
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Latvia & Estonia: Trepidation for future, hope for the present
By Admin Webmaster 10/1/2022 11:19:14 PMAfter Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in February, concern among the former Soviet republics in the Baltics has been growing, while Catholic aid agencies are banding together to offer the Church’s solidarity to those in need of hope and help.