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Pope highlights ‘gratuitousness’ of Church's humanitarian aid

Vatican News - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 08:00

Pope Francis encourages aid organizations operating in Latin America to embrace the Cross and unite themselves to Jesus’ mission of concretely assisting those in need.

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Religious sister and healthcare assistant close to suffering

Vatican News - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 07:15

Sister Aurélie Allouchéry, a nun of the Congregation of Our Lady of Good Help in Troyes, France, has been active in her community for almost 20 years, dedicating herself to the sick and working as a healthcare assistant.

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IMBISA pledges unwavering commitment to the protection of children and vulnerable adults.

Vatican News - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 05:55

At the end of a week-long workshop on safeguarding in the Church, representatives from the 9-member countries of the Inter-regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA), on Monday, 4 March, released a final statement pledging to prioritise issues of safeguarding.

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Patriarch Pizzaballa: Gaza ceasefire more urgent than ever

Vatican News - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 04:13

In a new interview with Vatican News, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem repeats his appeal for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, calling on both sides to make compromises.

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PAV on French abortion bill: There cannot be a ‘right’ to taking a human life

Vatican News - Mon, 03/04/2024 - 10:15

The Pontifical Academy for Life issues a statement upholding French bishops’ opposition to the amendment that would make abortion a constitutional right.

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Newly-ordained priests gather in Rome for course on reconciliation

Vatican News - Mon, 03/04/2024 - 09:23

The Apostolic Penitentiary kicks off its annual Internal Forum on Penitence, a week-long series of lectures and discussions on topics from indulgences to the relationship between Confession and artificial intelligence.

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Angola runs the risk of normalising the scandal of poverty, Bishops admonish.

Vatican News - Mon, 03/04/2024 - 08:32

Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and Sao Tomé (CEAST) have expressed concern regarding rising poverty.

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Holy See urges ethical oversight of lethal autonomous weapons

Vatican News - Mon, 03/04/2024 - 08:19

As nations seek to develop lethal autonomous weapons, Archbishop Ettore Balestrero calls for stringent ethical oversight, emphasizing the importance of human beings to remain in control of decision-making.

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UNICEF: 'Malnourished babies in Gaza slowly perishing under world’s gaze'

Vatican News - Mon, 03/04/2024 - 08:14

In Gaza, one in six children under the age of two is severely malnourished and is dying, warns the humanitarian aid agency UNICEF.

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French bishops reiterate opposition to enshrining abortion in constitution

Vatican News - Mon, 03/04/2024 - 07:49

The Bishops’ Conference of France reaffirms its opposition to enshrining the “right” to abortion in the French Constitution, as the Senate and National Assembly prepare to adopt a new bill.

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Pope Francis to preside over upcoming '24 Hours for the Lord'

Vatican News - Mon, 03/04/2024 - 05:41

As he invites the world's parishes to join in his Lenten initiative of prayer and forgiveness, Pope Francis will preside over the upcoming '24 Hours for the Lord,' this Friday, March 8th, at the Roman parish of San Pio V.

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Burkina Faso Bishop: We respond to bloodshed with love

Vatican News - Mon, 03/04/2024 - 05:28

Bishop Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré of Dori, the President of Burkina Faso's Bishops' Conference, reflects on gruesome terrorist attacks in the nation that have claimed countless lives, saying "To those who offer us bullets, we extend peace, faith, and hope."

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Violent gangs storm Haitian penitentiary, release prisoners

Vatican News - Mon, 03/04/2024 - 02:48

Violence erupts as more than 3000 inmates of Haiti’s National Penitentiary were freed when violent gangs attacked the facility.

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Some 170 villagers killed in Burkina Faso

Vatican News - Sun, 03/03/2024 - 09:45

Some 170 people are reportedly massacred by insurgents in Burkina Faso.

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Russia blames Ukraine for massive drone strike on Crimea

Vatican News - Sun, 03/03/2024 - 09:11

Moscow claims that Ukraine launched a massive drone strike on the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula on Sunday, prompting Turkey to call for a ceasefire. Sunday's strike came as Ukrainian authorities said that the bodies of a mother and baby found in the rubble of an apartment block in the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa brought the death toll from a Russian drone attack to 10.

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Pope Francis: ‘Disarmament is a moral obligation’

Vatican News - Sun, 03/03/2024 - 06:29

Pope Francis marks the upcoming International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness challenging our family of nations to be bold and work for disarmament.

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Pope Francis: Let‘s all say ‘Enough!’ Stop the war in the Middle East

Vatican News - Sun, 03/03/2024 - 05:35

Pope Francis issues a heartfelt appeal for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, so that the Israeli hostages may be freed and the Palestinian population may receive urgently needed aid.

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Pope encourages us to "build our home" with God

Vatican News - Sun, 03/03/2024 - 05:16

At the Sunday Angelus appointment, Pope Francis says our Lenten journey beacons us to build a greater sense of home with God by strengthening our relationship through prayer, trust, and intimacy, while also building fellowship and fraternity with our brothers and sisters.

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Lord's Day Reflection: 'Consumed by zeal for God'

Vatican News - Sat, 03/02/2024 - 10:39

As the Church marks the Third Sunday of Lent, Fr. Marion Nguyen, OSB, offers his thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings reflecting on wicked zeal and on good zeal that leads to God and everlasting life.

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Kenya's offer to send peacekeepers to Haiti faces opposition

Vatican News - Sat, 03/02/2024 - 10:11

Kenya signs an agreement with Haiti, offering the beleaguered Caribbean nation a peacekeeping force, but opposition politicians are already seeking to block the move.

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