International
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Civil society turns to Europe calling for peace
By Admin Webmaster 6/22/2022 9:16:51 AMIncreasing numbers of European citizens are turning to the EU institutions in Brussels, demanding they take on a leading role to end the conflict in Ukraine. Catholic journalist Marco Tarquinio tells Vatican News of a widespread expectation that Europe, which is built on values of respectful coexistence and fraternity,...
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Pope Francis: A world free of nuclear weapons is necessary and possible
By Admin Webmaster 6/21/2022 7:47:27 PMIn a message read at the First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Pope Francis renews his call for an end to war and to the causes of conflict, and reaffirms that the use, and even possession, of nuclear weapons is immoral.
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Refugee Day: Time for host countries to introspect, says Archbishop Buti
By Admin Webmaster 6/20/2022 10:05:36 PMSouth Africa’s Archbishop of Johannesburg, Buti Tlhagale, O.M.I., urges countries that host refugees to domesticate international law and practices of welcoming refugees.
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Pope to International Community: ‘Don‘t forget the people of Myanmar'
By Admin Webmaster 6/19/2022 8:23:00 PMPope Francis issues an appeal to not look away from the suffering of so many people in Myanmar who continue to be subjected to violence after the military coup in February 2021.
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Pope: 'Ask yourselves what you are doing for the people of Ukraine?'
By Admin Webmaster 6/19/2022 8:14:48 PMPope Francis is suggesting to each and every one of us to ask ourselves how are we manifesting solidarity towards the suffering people of Ukraine, nearly four months from the beginning of the war.
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Holy See to WTO: World needs multilateral dialogue and solidarity
By Admin Webmaster 6/17/2022 8:39:26 PMAddressing the 12th Session of the Ministerial Conference (M12) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Vatican Permanent Observer to the UN Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva calls for a renewed cooperation and solidarity to overcome the global crises the world faces today.
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DRC: Congolese people will wait for the Pope to visit
By Admin Webmaster 6/12/2022 8:06:54 PMAuthorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have wished Pope Francis a speedy recovery and said they would continue to wait for him to visit the country.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina: The war visible in a museum, 30 years on
By Admin Webmaster 6/9/2022 8:57:29 AMThe Bosnia-Herzegovina War lasted from March 1992 to December 1995. Three decades later, the after-effects are still visible, and the conflict in Ukraine reawakens old demons.
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UN encourages efforts to avert food crisis in Horn of Africa
By Admin Webmaster 6/9/2022 8:48:30 AMUNICEF urges immediate action from the international community to avert an imminent hunger disaster in Somalia, triggered by several consecutive seasons of failed rains and disruptions to food supply chains due to the war in Ukraine.
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Ukraine recaptures territory amid raging battles
By Admin Webmaster 6/6/2022 9:15:17 AMUkraine says it has recaptured part of the territory lost to Russian forces, as the Russian invasion, now going on for just over 100 days, seems far from over.
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World Taekwondo in the Vatican to promote a “culture of encounter"
By Admin Webmaster 6/4/2022 6:19:39 AMAthletica Vatican is an official member of World Taekwondo. The Federation's president, Chungwon Choue of Korea, met with the Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Bishop Paul Tighe, on Thursday.
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A hundred days of war to say no to all wars
By Admin Webmaster 6/3/2022 8:13:23 PMIt has been 100 days since Russia invaded Ukraine and we are still counting: days of death and destruction amid growing fears of a widening conflict. The possibility of nuclear war seems to be an option that is easily thrown around, but peoples need courageous gestures of peace.
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Queen Elizabeth II: 70 years on the throne
By Admin Webmaster 6/3/2022 8:00:32 AMBritain’s Queen Elizabeth says she is inspired by the goodwill of the nation as celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee begin. The country is holding four days of celebrations in tribute to the 96-year-old British monarch who is the first-ever to have reigned for 70 years.
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World Communications Day: ‘Hear, O Africa’ - says SIGNIS Africa President
By Admin Webmaster 5/31/2022 8:15:03 AMIn his statement to mark the 56th World Day of Social Communications, the SIGNIS Africa President challenges Africans to embrace and cherish the continent’s diversities for collective growth and development.
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Laudato si' family in Honduras: ‘We feel part of an integral Church’
By Admin Webmaster 5/28/2022 10:08:58 PMThe Canales Sheran family doesn’t come from a long lineage of Catholics. But the family of five has wholeheartedly embraced Pope Francis’ message in Laudato si’ and they seek in everything to lead their community in Honduras to care and advocate for God’s creation.
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Life Monument intended to reveal beauty and sacredness of life
By Admin Webmaster 5/28/2022 9:57:13 PMArchbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, will bless a new sculpture entitled “Life Monument” on Sunday in Rome. The bronze statue, by Canadian artist Timothy Paul Schmalz, depicts the Blessed Virgin Mary with the unborn Christ Child.
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Africa Day 2022 and the continent’s food crisis
By Admin Webmaster 5/26/2022 8:49:14 AMThe African continent commemorates Africa Day on 25 May under the shadow of soaring food prices due to Covid-19, climatic disorders, and the conflict in Ukraine. The AU Chairperson says it is a challenge the country will confront as it did Covid-19.
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Holy Land Coordination annual visit underway
By Admin Webmaster 5/25/2022 9:14:54 AMThe Holy Land Coordination (HLC) is holding its annual pilgrimage this week. The visit, which normally takes place in January, and which has been suspended for two years due to the pandemic, started on May 21 and will run until May 26.
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Deep inside Tanzania and Uganda, plans for EACOP cause Creation
By Admin Webmaster 5/24/2022 7:28:43 PMThe East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline would be the world’s longest heated oil pipeline. But the International Energy Agency has already called for no new fossil-fuel projects. Activists, including Vanessa Nakate, recently visited Pope Francis and received his full support ahead of Laudato si’ Week.
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Cardinal Onaiyekan: Christians & Muslims must counter extremism together
By Admin Webmaster 5/24/2022 4:06:43 PMIn an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Onaiyekan, Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria, decries the stoning and burning alive of a Christian student as an example of a country suffering a scourge of bad government and insecurity, targeting Christians and Muslims alike.
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Catholic groups congratulate new Australia PM as he is sworn in
By Admin Webmaster 5/24/2022 9:13:38 AMAs the new Australian Labor prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is sworn into office, Catholic organizations offer their congratulations and urge him to put compassion and justice at the heart of governance.
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Davos Summit: Challenging inequalities with the help of Laudato si'
By Admin Webmaster 5/24/2022 9:10:27 AMAs World Economic Forum opens in Davos, Switzerland, Sr. Patricia Murray, Executive Secretary of the International Union of Superiors General, speaks about how Catholic religious communities can influence business leaders and politicians in addressing global challenges.
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Davos Forum: Global Solidarity Fund presents assistance plans
By Admin Webmaster 5/22/2022 8:26:17 PMFrom Sunday 22 May to Tuesday 24 May Catholic religious men and women will discuss leadership and social inclusion in the global arena.
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Caritas Australia raises alarm over Horn of Africa hunger crisis
By Admin Webmaster 5/20/2022 8:37:56 PMCaritas Australia launches “the Africa Food Crisis Appeal” to provide urgently needed humanitarian aid to countries in the Horn of Africa, including Ethiopia, Somalia and Eritrea.
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2021 Global Climate Report warns of alarming record temps
By Admin Webmaster 5/18/2022 7:20:28 PMIn its new ‘State of the Global Climate 2021’ report, the World Meteorological Organization says the past seven years have been the hottest on record and that greenhouse gas concentrations, sea-level rise, ocean heat, and ocean acidification set new records in 2021.
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Experts reflect on family migration ahead of International Family Day
By Admin Webmaster 5/13/2022 10:21:15 PMExperts from the Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU) share their academic reflections on family migration in view of the International Day of Families to be celebrated on Sunday.
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Embassy of Netherlands pays tribute to Blessed Titus Brandsma
By Admin Webmaster 5/11/2022 9:01:37 AMThe Embassy of the Netherlands to the Holy See organizes a conference looking at the heroic role of Dutch journalist and World War II martyr Fr. Titus Brandsma in promoting truth, human rights, and freedom of the press - a commitment that cost him his life. Pope Francis is set to declare him a Saint on May 15.
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Ivory Coast: UN COP 15 summit against deforestation holds in Abidjan
By Admin Webmaster 5/10/2022 7:50:41 PMHeads of state, government leaders, and representatives of the private sector and civil society gather in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from 9 – 20 May, for the COP 15 summit on deforestation, which aims to promote action against the degradation of land and the harmful consequences for biodiversity and populations.
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Chernobyl charity CEO: Child welfare humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 5/9/2022 7:52:18 PMAs war continues to rage in Ukraine, the Voluntary CEO of Chernobyl Children International, Adi Roche speaks about how her organisation is mobilising to help the most vulnerable.
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Jesuit economist urges African governments to prioritise integration of regional economies
By Admin Webmaster 5/6/2022 10:22:40 AMUN Secretary-General António Guterres has been visiting Senegal, Niger and Nigeria since 1 May 2022. During the visits, he has appealed for debt relief so that African governments can invest in social security and sustainable development.