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Pope: ‘Bullying destroys life, respect each person for whom they are'
Posted on 05/25/2023 12:39 PM ()
Pope Francis participates in the closing session of the “Scholas Occurrentes” event on "Eco-Educational Cities" bringing together 50 Mayors from Latin America and Europe.
Laudato si’ Movement: Justice for our planet means peace for our people
Posted on 05/25/2023 10:39 AM ()
As Pope Francis releases his message for the 2023 World Day for a Care of Creation, Tomas Insua, Executive Director of the Laudato Si' Movement stresses the importance of these two days being used to fight the injustices and lack of peace our people and planet face.
Africa: A blessing for humankind
Posted on 05/25/2023 09:25 AM ()
Africa Day commemorates the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (now known as the African Union) on this day, 25 May, in 1963.
WCC general secretary: Churches must work together for peace in Ukraine
Posted on 05/25/2023 07:54 AM ()
In an exclusive interview released this week, Rev. Jerry Pillay details the purpose and results of his recent meeting with Patriarch Kirill in Moscow in which he discussed the war in Ukraine and the related tensions in the Orthodox Church.
Pope to Italian Bishops: A synodal Church is open to everyone
Posted on 05/25/2023 05:08 AM ()
As the Italian Bishops conclude their 77th General Assembly, Pope Francis urges the Italian Church to continue journeying together on the synodal path to promote the "co-responsibility" of laypeople and clergy and build a less clerical Church.
UNICEF: Climate crisis disproportionately affects children in East Asia-Pacific
Posted on 05/25/2023 04:22 AM ()
Children 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.
Pope to Nuns: 'Be loving mothers with rolled-up sleeves'
Posted on 05/25/2023 03:45 AM ()
Pope Francis encourages the Little Missionary Sisters (also known as Don Orione Sisters) to be loving mothers and to serve others tenderly.
Pope appeals for a renewal of our relationship with Creation
Posted on 05/25/2023 03:30 AM ()
Pope Francis' message for the 2023 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation is released focusing on the theme, “Let Justice and Peace Flow”, inspired by the words of the prophet Amos: “Let justice flow on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream.”
Eucharistic Congress in Ecuador to offer sign of hope for nation
Posted on 05/24/2023 10:16 AM ()
The president of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses gives details on the 2024 meeting to be held in Quito, Ecuador, from 8 to 15 September, noting how it will offer an occasion to "awaken spiritual dynamism and help the Catholic Church examine and foster evangelization."