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Israel votes to ban UNRWA operations in Israel and occupied Palestinian territories
Israel's parliament has passed a law banning the UN's Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), the lead humanitarian agency bringing aid into Gaza, from operating within Israel and occupied Palestinian territories.
Card. O’Malley on abuse: “There cannot be healing without justice"
With the release of their Pilot Annual Report, the President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors highlights the Church’s concern with pairing justice with healing and also the need to educate people on “how common these crimes are in our world.”
Filipino Church launches fundraising appeal for victims of Typhoon Kristine
Scores of lives were lost in the Philippines when Typhoon Kristine struck last week. Some 970,000 people are displaced and in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
Protecting Minors Commission presents Annual Report in Vatican
During a press conference held at the Holy See Press Office on Tuesday, members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors presents its first-ever Annual Report, in response to Pope Francis' request to present a reliable account of what the Church is doing, and what still needs to change, to safeguard against sexual abuse, help authorities act, and restore trust.
Nigeria: Seminary Rector offers himself in place of two students about to be kidnapped
The Catholic Diocese of Auchi has announced the unfortunate kidnapping of the Rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary, Fr. Thomas Oyode, in Ivhianokpodi, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State
Georgia president and EU question election results
As vote-rigging accusations mount following Georgia’s general election, mass protests sweep Tbilisi.
Cruz on abuse report: We can’t move on if people are left behind
Abuse survivor Juan Carlos Cruz insists on the need for everyone to speak out and help survivors – believing them, accompanying them, making reparation – to ensure “the scourge of abuse will never happen again.”
Safeguarding Minors: First Report calls for ‘rigorous’ response
Ten years since its establishment, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors releases a report compiled by a dedicated study group that conducted extensive research across five continents. The report identifies progress in best practices as well as steps to be taken, calls for increased transparency in data collection, and highlights imbalances in local Churches regarding the availability of reporting structures and support services for victims.
Pope sends telegram of condolence for the death of Cardinal Martino
Pope Francis sends a telegram to the late Cardinal Martino's family, expressing his closeness to all who cared for him and to all whom he served as a pastor in his Archdiocese.
Cardinal Raffaele Martino has died at the age of 91
The funeral for Cardinal Raffaele Martino will be on 31 October in St. Peter's Basilica. He served as Permanent Observer at the United Nations in New York for sixteen years and later headed the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People and the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
Israel intensifies strikes on Lebanon and Gaza
Israeli forces carried out multiple attacks on buildings in and around the Lebanese city of Tyre on Monday. Analysts believe Tyre is a target because it is the stronghold of the Amar movement whose leadership has been negotiating on behalf of Hezbollah.
Franciscan Month: Educating college students about peace and relationships
Brother Gregory Cellini, O.S.F., Director of the Office of Mission, Ministry and Interfaith Dialogue at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, orchestrates a series of events throughout October, inspired by the values of the beloved Italian saint.
Pope to Scalabrinians: ‘Migrants teach us the virtue of hope’
Pope Francis meets the Scalabrinian Missionaries and reiterates that migrants fleeing poverty, injustices and wars must be welcomed, accompanied, promoted and integrated, also remembering that our aging societies need them.
Concerts and art exhibits mark countdown to opening of Jubilee
Before the Holy Door opens on December 24, Rome will be full of concerts and art exhibitions, including one with rare icons from the Vatican Museums and a concert by one of the oldest orchestras in the world.
Pope Francis receives Abrahamic Family House Delegation in Vatican
Pope Francis welcomed a delegation of the Abrahamic Family House in the Vatican on Monday, and encouraged them in walking together in human fraternity.
A community embracing diversity: Religious sisters in Australia
A former soldier from an elite military unit in the Philippines, a collaborator of Archbishop Karol Wojtyla from Krakow, and a theologian from Belarus—all share the same calling and mission. They live together in multicultural communities, alongside sisters born in Australia and those who moved from the United States, Poland, the Philippines, and Belarus.
Bolivian Evo Morales claims he survived an assassination attempt
The former President of Bolivia Evo Morales claims he survived an assassination attempt in which gunmen shot and hit his car more than a dozen times. While the former President escaped unhurt, his driver was wounded.
Rwanda: Newly constructed Casa Francesco to boost the formation of missionary priests
The recently inaugurated Casa Francesco building at the Rutongo Major Seminary which is Rwanda’s Preparatory Inter-diocesan Seminary, has been constructed with the support of the Holy Father, Pope Francis
Children in Gaza being denied medical care, says UNICEF
A spokesman for UNICEF says children in Gaza are being denied medical care that is a basic human right.
Pope remembers child victims of war, prays ardently for world peace
Remembering children who are victims of war today, Pope Francis appeals for prayers for peace and for an end to the escalation of violence in Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon. He recalls the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions to be marked this week.
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