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Covid-19: UK faith leaders, public worship is secure – Vatican News
As the UK heads into a national lockdown on November 5, faith leaders say they disagree with the decision to suspend public worship.
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United States awaits results of presidential election – Vatican News
The result of the US presidential election was still undetermined on Wednesday morning, with experts warning that it could be several days – or even longer – before the winner…
Europe
ESAs’ Board of Appeal dismisses case against EIOPA on alleged non-application of Union law as manifestly inadmissible
The Joint Board of Appeal of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs – European Banking Authority, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, and European Securities and Markets Authority) published today its…
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Pope at Audience: Prayer is rudder to guide course of our lives – Vatican News
At the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis says Jesus shows us that we must pray early, often, and in silence, so that we might rightly order our lives.
Christianity
East Africa faces ‘alarming situation’ with locusts
Locusts which have swarmed into the East and Horn of Africa region are eating their way through pastures and crops spurring the Lutheran World Federation and aid groups it is…
Health
Deputy UN chief pushes Security Council on global ceasefire, to fight ‘common enemy’
The UN Deputy Secretary-General on Tuesday urged the Security Council to do more to encourage combatants across the world to put down their guns and focus instead on fighting “our common…
Christianity
World churches body condemns recent extremist attacks around the world
In a week of brutal inter-ethnic violence and a series of attacks by extremists claiming to act in the name of Islam, the World Council of Churches has condemned the…
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Holy See urges comprehensive approach to tackling inequality – Vatican News
Monsignor Janusz S. Urbańczyk, Permanent Representative of the Holy See to the OSCE, highlights new forms of poverty exacerbated by the ongoing Covid-19 crisis; and calls for an integral response…
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Ivory Coast president declared winner in contested election – Vatican News
The official electoral commission for Ivory Coast says President Alassane Ouattara has been re-elected in a contest spurned by the opposition.
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Indonesian Bishops call for dialogue in restive West Papua – Vatican News
Following the killing of a Catholic catechist in West Papua province, Church leaders meet with Indonesia’s top security official to urge the government to ease tensions through dialogue and respect.