International
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New Zealand: 200,000 children and vulnerable adults abused in care
By Admin Webmaster 7/27/2024 8:09:52 AMThe Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care releases a report showcasing systemic and pervasive abuse in religious and state care institutions between 1950 and 2019, and demands apologies and compensation from government and Churches.
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Athletica Vaticana reminds Olympic athletes of their great responsibility
By Admin Webmaster 7/26/2024 9:30:56 AMAhead of the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, Athletica Vaticana encourages the athletes in fraternal friendship and reiterates Pope Francis' appeal for an Olympic Truce.
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Some 400 children die of rising heat across Europe and Central Asia
By Admin Webmaster 7/25/2024 8:48:51 AMA new report issued by the UN's Children's Fund, UNICEF, reveals that nearly 400 children were killed in 2021, alone, across Europe and Central Asia, as drastically-increasing temperatures threaten the lives of the youngest and most vulnerable.
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Maronite Bishop in Lebanon says people praying for peace, offering help
By Admin Webmaster 7/25/2024 8:33:40 AMMaronite Bishop Munir Khairallah of the Diocese of Batroun, Lebanon, describes the situation there as tensions grow between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militiamen in the south, while the local church prays for peace and helps some 100,000 refugees who have fled the area.
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African faith leaders join pleas for Jubilee debt forgiveness
By Admin Webmaster 7/25/2024 8:26:39 AMChristian and Muslim African religious leaders address a joint statement to the G20, G7, United Nations, IMF and World Bank calling for debt relief for Africa in view of the 2025 Jubilee of Hope.
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Cardinal Parolin meets Ukrainian President, reaffirms commitment for peace
By Admin Webmaster 7/24/2024 9:21:57 AMThe Vatican Secretary of State is received in Kyiv by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, to whom he conveys the Pope's solidarity and the Holy See's commitment to help find "a just and lasting peace".
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Holy See expresses 'deep concern’ over growth in nuclear rhetoric
By Admin Webmaster 7/24/2024 9:17:19 AMSpeaking at a meeting at the UN’s Geneva headquarters, Archbishop Ettore Balestrero warns of the “existential threat” posed by nuclear weapons.
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Safeguarding the future: JRS protecting refugee children in Ethiopia
By Admin Webmaster 7/21/2024 9:55:04 AMRefugee children, including unaccompanied minors and children who have been separated from their families, constitute a considerable proportion of the 78,531 refugees in Addis Ababa. Amidst persistent challenges, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in Ethiopia is pivotal in providing essential support and integration initiatives for these vulnerable children.
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Cardinal Pizzaballa asks Christians in the Holy Land to unite in prayer
By Admin Webmaster 7/20/2024 8:56:34 AMThe Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem calls on Holy Land Christians to step back, at this moment of continued bloodshed and sorrow, from political discussions and pray together.
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The Sahara Desert: A deadly frontier for migrants
By Admin Webmaster 7/20/2024 8:47:59 AMThe journey migrants and refugees undertake across the Sahara Desert is more lethal than crossing the Mediterranean, Vincent Cochetel of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) explains to Vatican News.
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How microplastic pollution is menacing Antarctica
By Admin Webmaster 7/20/2024 8:40:04 AMOne of the world’s most pristine and remote environments must deal with the impacts of microbe-colonised microplastics that are threatening its ecological stability.
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Archbishop Najeeb: In ISIS-scarred Northern Iraq, a 'return to humanity'
By Admin Webmaster 7/19/2024 8:52:09 AMTen years after the devastation caused by ISIS in the historic region of Upper Mesopotamia, the Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul speaks to Vatican News about a cautious rebuilding of trust among the inhabitants of the region.
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Holy See: "Recalibrate” efforts toward sustainable development
By Admin Webmaster 7/19/2024 8:39:34 AMThe Holy See’s Permanent Observer addresses the UN on the “Summit of the Future” to be held in September: "A pivotal moment to reaffirm the fundamental principles of the international community."
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Rimini Meeting 2024 to promote peace and combat hatred
By Admin Webmaster 7/17/2024 8:20:16 AMThe new edition of the annual Rimini Meeting, 20 - 25 August in the Italian town on the Adriatic Sea, will be attended by religious personalities from the world of politics and culture, and will be opened by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa.
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Indian bishops meet PM Modi to discuss attacks on Christians
By Admin Webmaster 7/16/2024 8:45:26 AMA Church delegation led by Archbishop Andrews Thazhath meets the newly re-elected nationalist Hindu Prime minister to voice the bishops’ concern over increasing anti-Christian violence in the country.
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Skill acquisition for Africa’s youth – a necessary path to peace, poverty eradication and development
By Admin Webmaster 7/16/2024 8:18:11 AM15 July is World Youth Skills Day as declared by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). The theme for this year is ‘Youth Skills for Peace and Development.’ 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of this event held annually since 2014.
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Scottish Catholic agency, SCIAF, says the drought-induced food crisis in Zambia is ‘different from before’
By Admin Webmaster 7/15/2024 8:40:07 AMSCIAF, the international relief agency for the Scottish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, whose staff members have regularly visited the country, say, “There is evidence indicating that a nutrition crisis is likely to unfold in provinces where hunger and nutrient gaps are high.”
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Holy See pledges to continue its financial support to UNRWA
By Admin Webmaster 7/13/2024 10:40:51 PMThe Vatican's Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, confirms that the Holy See will continue contributing to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees and stresses UNRWA’s “crucial role” in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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Nigeria: Catholic Bishops and the Islamic Forum of Nigeria express reservations with the Samoa Agreement
By Admin Webmaster 7/13/2024 5:43:23 PMNigeria’s Catholic Bishops and the Islamic Forum of Nigeria are opposed the Samoa Agreement in its current state. The Catholic Bishops have described it as “a threat to Nigeria’s sovereignty and values.”
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Bishops in Pakistan hail approval of revised Marriage Act
By Admin Webmaster 7/12/2024 10:01:29 PMThe Catholic Bishops' Conference of Pakistan joins other Christians in welcoming the final approval of a new law that raises to 18 the age for marriage to protect Christian minors from forced marriages.
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Cheering on the bravest: the 2024 Refugee Paralympic Team
By Admin Webmaster 7/12/2024 9:55:55 PMThe International Paralympic Committee announces the Refugee Team for the Paris Paralympics, featuring eight athletes and one guide runner from various countries who will compete in six sports.
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Holy See: Supporting developing countries is a 'moral imperative'
By Admin Webmaster 7/12/2024 9:45:01 PMThe Vatican's Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, addresses the 2024 High-Level Political Forum in New York, urging the international community to help developing nations achieve sustainable development.
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Holy See: Wealthier nations can assist island nations through debt relief
By Admin Webmaster 7/12/2024 8:33:16 AMArchbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Holy See's Permanent Observer to the United Nations, urges the international community to help Small Island Developing States through concrete efforts, which can include debt relief and debt cancellation.
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Holy See welcomes ‘significant’ new treaty on intellectual property
By Admin Webmaster 7/11/2024 9:08:49 AMThe Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the UN in Geneva says that a new international treaty represents a major step towards a “dynamic, forward-looking” IP system.
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Report records 1,045 cases of violence against minorities in Bangladesh
By Admin Webmaster 7/11/2024 8:58:37 AMThe Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC) presents its annual report on violence against religious and ethnic minorities recording over 1,000 cases of human rights violations in a year and resulting in the death of 45 people.
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World Religions to commit to Rome Call on AI in Hiroshima
By Admin Webmaster 7/10/2024 10:12:14 AMReligious leaders from across the world meet in Hiroshima, Japan, to sign the “Rome Call for AI Ethics”, emphasizing the vital importance of guiding the development of artificial intelligence with ethical principles that promote peace.
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Pope distressed by increasing violence in Ukraine and Gaza
By Admin Webmaster 7/10/2024 9:59:20 AMPope Francis has learnt with great sorrow about the attacks on medical centres in Kyiv and on a school in Gaza, and hopes and prays for concrete solutions to end the wars. According to a statement released by the Holy See Press Office, he is praying for concrete solution to end the wars.
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Patriarchate of Jerusalem decries raid on Catholic school in Gaza
By Admin Webmaster 7/9/2024 9:03:33 AMThe Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem denounces the targeting of civilians in the war between Israel and Hamas after an Israeli raid on the Holy Family school in Gaza City.
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European media put to test by Artificial Intelligence
By Admin Webmaster 7/6/2024 8:55:18 AMThe two-day general assembly of the European Broadcasting Union, hosted in Limassol, Cyprus, and also attended by Vatican Radio discusses the role of public service media in the context of strong polarization, and the impact of artificial intelligence on the world of communication.
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Church in Pakistan pleads for Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy
By Admin Webmaster 7/6/2024 8:51:36 AMChristian leaders in Pakistan strongly condemn death verdict against young Christian in Punjab for alleged blasphemy, amid worsening persecution against religious minorities in in the Muslim-majority nation,