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News from the Orient - 17th January 2025

Vatican News - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 11:30

In this week's news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient: A ceasefire is announced in Gaza, Lebanon gets a new President and Prime Minister, and the Church of the Lord's Baptism in Jordan is consecrated.

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Churches in DRC launch roadmap for peace in Great Lakes Region

Vatican News - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 09:58

The Catholic and Protestant Churches of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), present a "Social Pact for Peace and Living Together in the DRC and the Great Lakes" to end the vicious cycle of violence and humanitarian crisis in the troubled region.

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Nigeria: African women religious graduate from Hilton-CIWA Theological Formation

Vatican News - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 08:44

The Catholic Institute of West Africa (CIWA) in Port Harcourt, this week, held a graduation ceremony for women religious from various English-speaking African countries.

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Mary's Meals: Serving hope, one bowl at a time

Vatican News - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 06:16

Where hunger runs rampant, Mary's Meals is providing food to children in schools, involving communities in the process and providing sustainable change to children and their futures—one nourishing meal at a time.

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US Bishops commend decision to remove Cuba from US terror list

Vatican News - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 05:15

The chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and Peace commends the Biden administration for its decision to remove Cuba from the United States’ list of state sponsors of terrorism.

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Pope to seminarians: Life is sustained by countless Simon of Cyrenes

Vatican News - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 04:15

Without the hope that Jesus brings, Pope Francis told seminarians from Cordoba, Spain, setting out on the journey of life would be madness.

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African communicators hope Jubilee will help restructure media strategies

Vatican News - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 03:20

Catholic communicators from Eastern Africa are preparing to attend the upcoming Jubilee of Communications in Rome, expressing their hopes of exploring communications strategies that harness advances in digital technology.

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Leaning on Mercy and Grace: Ethiopian seminarians prepare to offer post-war healing

Vatican News - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 03:13

The Catholic Church in Ethiopia's Tigray region endured immense suffering during the devastating two-year war, but remains steadfast in her mission to provide spiritual support and assist in reconciling a region torn by violence, displacement, and famine.

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Lord’s Day Reflection: ‘They filled them to the brim’

Vatican News - Fri, 01/17/2025 - 02:53

As the Church marks the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Abbot Marion Nguyen offers his thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings, reflecting on the words, “They filled them to the brim.”

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Pope praises Buddhist revival in post-Soviet Mongolia

Vatican News - Thu, 01/16/2025 - 23:30

Pope Francis meets with a delegation of Buddhists from Mongolia, and discusses religious freedom, the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year, and the “enduring relations” between the Vatican and the east Asian country.

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Gaza ceasefire deal to begin on Sunday

Vatican News - Thu, 01/16/2025 - 09:48

A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has raised hopes for an end to 15 months of war in Gaza.

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Holy Land bishops welcome Gaza ceasefire

Vatican News - Thu, 01/16/2025 - 09:04

The Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land express their satisfaction over the Gaza ceasefire announced yesterday, but warn that it is only the first step in a “long process”.

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Cardinal Parolin received in Paris by French Prime Minister

Vatican News - Thu, 01/16/2025 - 08:58

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin is in Paris for a brief visit to participate in a Colloquium organized by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has met French Prime Minister François Bayrou and other senior member of government.

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L.A. blaze highlights effect of land use on severity of wildfires

Vatican News - Thu, 01/16/2025 - 08:10

Amy Duchelle of the Food and Agriculture Organization stresses that climate change plays a role in the increase of wildfires, but it is not the sole factor.

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Pizzaballa on Gaza ceasefire: A delicate but most welcome turning point

Vatican News - Thu, 01/16/2025 - 07:57

In the hours following the annoucement of a ceasefire in Gaza, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, expresses his cautious optimism, touching on the fragile hope for the future and the urgent humanitarian priorities needed in the Gaza strip.

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Pope: ‘Religions must work together to seek bridges of peace’

Vatican News - Thu, 01/16/2025 - 07:40

Pope Francis meets in the Vatican with a delegation of the Muslim Bektashi Order of Dervishes from Albania and highlights the critical role of interreligious dialogue in building a peaceful coexistence among peoples.

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Syria: Unexploded ordnance poses biggest threat to children

Vatican News - Thu, 01/16/2025 - 06:48

The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, warns that in Syria, the biggest threat to children is unexploded ordnance, which has become the leading cause of child casualties in the war-ravaged country.

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Pope suffers bruise on right forearm due to a fall

Vatican News - Thu, 01/16/2025 - 06:07

The Holy See Press Office reports that Pope Francis fell at his residence at the Casa Santa Marta on Thursday morning, sustaining no fractures.

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Pope Francis: 'We must embrace our priestly identity'

Vatican News - Thu, 01/16/2025 - 06:00

Pope Francis receives the Argentine Priestly College of Rome and calls on them to imitate the priestly example of the "Gaucho priest," Argentine Saint Jose Gabriel del Rosario Brochero, by drawing close to the Lord through the Eucharist and through serving others.

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Gaza ceasefire announced

Vatican News - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 13:54

Qatar's Prime Minister announces a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, following earlier reports from U.S. President-elect Trump. After 15 months of war, dozens of Israeli hostages can return.

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