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Hong Kong: Cardinal calls for unity among faithful during social turmoil
Cardinal John Tong Hon of Hong Kong urges the local Catholic community to be guided by Church teaching during social unrest this past year.
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Mali: Transitional government appoints new prime minister – Vatican News
Mali’s interim government names a new civilian Prime Minister, thus respecting one of the preconditions for lifting sanctions placed on the West African nation by ECOWAS.
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Ahead of biodiversity summit, UN officials call for action to preserve the natural world
Top UN officials working to preserve the natural world are urging “action now” ahead of a crucial biodiversity summit this week, where world leaders will reaffirm their commitment to the…
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Fresh Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh, as UN chief urges an end to fighting
The UN chief is “extremely concerned” over renewed hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone that erupted on Sunday.
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‘We must open our eyes to the weaknesses this pandemic has laid bare’, Belgium leader tells UN General Assembly
As the world continues to confront the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftershocks, we cannot ‘turn our back’ to other pressing global concerns, Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès told the UN…
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Christian groups representing nearly 2 million plea for compassionate EU migration policy
Christian organizations representing nearly 2 billion people, representing around a quarter of humanity, have united in a call for more compassion in dealing with the dire situation of migrants and…
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French authorities investigate act of terrorism – Vatican News
By Stefan J. Bos Police, special security forces, and rescue workers rushed to a familiar location. A man armed with a meat cleaver wounded two people outside the former Paris…
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Repair ugly rifts and unite against common foe, COVID-19, ‘or everyone will lose’, warns UK’s Johnson
COVID-19 has “united humanity as never before”, the United Kingdom Prime Minister told the UN General Assembly’s annual high-level session on Saturday.
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Young people in Malawi lead with parish contributions at an event – Vatican News
Mthawira Catholic Parish, in the Archdiocese of Blantyre, Malawi, has crowned a group of young people under the Young Christian Workers (YCW) for toping contributions at parish fundraising event.
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Canadian Bishops look forward to rebuilding on lessons learned – Vatican News
By Sr Berndette Mary Reis, fsp Covid-19 and its consequences on parish, community belonging and family life are helping Canadian bishops understand the path forward toward rebuilding. These and other…